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cobweb
cobweb /ˈkɒbweb $ ˈkɑːb-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: cop 'spider' (14-15 centuries) (from Old English atorcoppe 'spider') + web
1. a net of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects, that is inside a building and has not been removed
2. blow/clear the cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and feel better ⇨ web:
    A brisk walk will soon blow the cobwebs away.
—cobwebbed adjective