cobweb
[noun]
Synonyms: web, entanglement, mesh(es), toil(s)

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cob‧web /ˈkɒbweb $ ˈkɑːb-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: cop 'spider' (14-15 centuries) (from Old English atorcoppe 'spider') + web]

1. a net of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects, that is inside a building and has not been removed

2. blow/clear the cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and feel better ⇒ web:
A brisk walk will soon blow the cobwebs away.
—cobwebbed adjective

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