имя существительное 1) паутина, сплетение Синоним(ы): web, spider's web 2) прозрачная газовая ткань 3) (cobwebs) тонкости, хитросплетения Например: cobweb of law and politics — хитросплетения закона и политики
noun Etymology: Middle English coppeweb, from coppe spider (from Old English ātorcoppe) + web; akin to Middle Dutch coppe spider 1. a. the network spread by a spider; spiderweb b. tangles of the silken threads of a spiderweb usually covered with accumulated dirt and dust 2. something that entangles, obscures, or confuses Example: a cobweb of law and politics • cobwebbed adjective