COBWEBBY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cobwebby mean? 

• COBWEBBY (adjective)
  The adjective COBWEBBY has 2 senses:

1. so thin as to transmit light

2. covered with cobwebs

  Familiarity information: COBWEBBY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COBWEBBY (adjective)

Comparative: cobwebbier   
Superlative: cobwebbiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

So thin as to transmit light

Synonyms:

cobwebby; diaphanous; filmy; gauze-like; gauzy; gossamer; see-through; sheer; transparent; vaporous; vapourous

Context example:

vaporous silks

Similar:

thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Covered with cobwebs

Similar:

dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)

 Context examples 

There were a couple of brace of cold woodcock, a pheasant, a pâté de foie gras pie with a group of ancient and cobwebby bottles.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)