Etymology
Origin of cobwebby
Example Sentences
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Traditionally, Miss Havisham is presented as a dusty figure enrobed in cobwebby lace.
From Salon
This strategy tends to scratch at the cobwebby corners of triviagoers’ brains, inspiring fact recall for things people didn’t even realize they remembered.
From Seattle Times
The idea was to protect the cork from mold or nibbling critters during the years a bottle was stored in a cobwebby cellar.
From Washington Post
The same fabric spilled from a long black cutaway, seams visible and splitting; was transformed into an abstract bolero atop cobwebby black lace; and got spliced with zebra stripes, old damask and brocade.
From New York Times
But most people are expected to resort to the cobwebby basements of apartment buildings — or to the subway.
From New York Times
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