- átorcoppe
- f (-an/-an) spider
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
átorcoppe
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cobweb — noun Etymology: Middle English coppeweb, from coppe spider (from Old English ātorcoppe) + web; akin to Middle Dutch coppe spider Date: 14th century 1. a. the network spread by a spider ; spiderweb b. tangles of the silk … New Collegiate Dictionary
cobweb — /kob web /, n., v., cobwebbed, cobwebbing. n. 1. a web spun by a spider to entrap its prey. 2. a single thread spun by a spider. 3. something resembling a cobweb; anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial. 4. a network of plot or intrigue; an… … Universalium
cobweb — cob|web [ˈkɔbweb US ˈka:b ] n [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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cobweb — early 14c., coppewebbe; the first element is O.E. coppe, in atorcoppe spider, lit. poison head (see ATTERCOP (Cf. attercop)). Spelling with b is from 16c., perhaps from COB (Cf. cob). Cob as a stand alone for a spider was an old word nearly dead… … Etymology dictionary
cobweb — cob•web [[t]ˈkɒbˌwɛb[/t]] n. v. webbed, web•bing 1) ivt a spiderweb, esp. when irregular 2) anything finespun, flimsy, or insubstantial 3) a network of plot or intrigue 4) cobwebs, confusion or indistinctness: a head full of cobwebs[/ex] 5) to… … From formal English to slang
cobweb — /ˈkɒbwɛb / (say kobweb) noun 1. a web or net spun by a spider to catch its prey. 2. a single thread spun by a spider. 3. anything fine spun, flimsy, or unsubstantial. 4. a network of plot or intrigue; an insidious snare. 5. anything obscure or… …
cobweb — [käb′web΄] n. [ME copweb < coppe, spider (< OE coppe, in atorcoppe < ator, poison + coppe, spider; prob. akin to cop, COP1) + WEB] 1. a web spun by a spider, esp. one spun indoors that has gathered dust 2. a single thread of such a web 3 … English World dictionary
ettercap — ˈed.ərˌkap noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English attercop, attercoppe, from Old English ātorcoppe, from ātor poison, venom + coppe spider, from copp top, summit more at atter, cop 1. Scotland … Useful english dictionary
cob|web — «KOB WEHB», noun, adjective, verb, webbed, web|bing. –n. 1. a) the web or net spun by a spider to capture its prey: »The fly was caught in a cobweb spun over a window in the barn. b) the stuff it is made of. c) a single thread spun by a spider. 2 … Useful english dictionary
