2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant
and unwary.
I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled in
the cobwebs of the schools. --Cowper.
3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and
worthless; rubbish.
The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. --Sir P.
Sidney.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The European spotted flycatcher.
{Cobweb lawn}, a fine linen, mentioned in 1640 as being in
pieces of fifteen yards. --Beck. Draper's Dict.
Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn. --Beau. & Fl.
{Cobweb micrometer}, a micrometer in which threads of cobweb
are substituted for wires.