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noun

(1) A dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web

(2) Filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

(3) A fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

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From the Middle English coppeweb. From coppe (spider), from attercoppe, from Old English āttercoppe, from ātor (poison) + copp (head); + web (web).

Noun

A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
One of its filaments; gossamer
An intricate plot
a web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited