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noun 
  1. A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
  2. One of its filaments; gossamer
  3. An intricate plot
  4. (computing) a web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited
Translations: 
  • Dutch: spinnenweb
  • French: toile d"araignée
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: telaraí±a
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From the Middle English coppeweb. From coppe (spider), from attercoppe, from Old English Ättercoppe, from Ätor (poison) + copp (head); + web (web).


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