2007-09-17 08:30:14 · 4 answers · asked by slboulerice 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
cobweb
One entry found for cobweb.
Main Entry: cob·web
Pronunciation: 'käb-"web
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English coppeweb, from coppe spider (from Old English Atorcoppe) + 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
- cob·webbed /-"webd/ adjective
2007-09-17 08:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by kcpaull 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that they are not the same.
Cob webs are dust bunnies that stick in a corner.
Spider webs are made by spiders.
Although many people use them interchangeably, especially at Halloween. They sell cob webs to look like spider webs.
2007-09-17 08:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by Dan Bueno 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cob is an obsolete word for spider in English.
2007-09-17 10:16:51 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spider webs are spun by spiders.
Cobwebs are spun by.......Cobbs ?
2007-09-17 08:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by veg_rose 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋