Read full poem →All silent runs the silver Trent,
The cobweb veils are all wet through,
A silver bead's on every bent,
Dictionary Entry
A fine, sticky network of threads spun by a spider, often found in corners or undisturbed places.
In a Sentence
“The old, abandoned house was covered in cobwebs, making it look spooky and neglected.”
Origin
Old English 'copwēbe', from 'cop' (spider) and 'wēbe' (web).
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Poetry examples for “cobweb”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And robs each flow'ret of its gem,--and dies;
A cobweb hiding disappointment's thorn,
Which stings more keenly through the thin disguise.
Read full poem →The battle rent a cobweb diamond-strung
And cut a flower beside a ground bird's nest
Read full poem →When life was a cobweb of stars for Beauty who came
In the whisper of leaves or a bird's lone cry in the glen,
Read full poem →My bell branch murmurs: the gay bells bring laughter,
Leaping to shake a cobweb from the rafter;
The sad bells bow the forehead on the hands.