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1 cobweb
['kɒbweb]nome ragnatela f.that will blow away the cobwebs — fig. questo mi rinfrescherà le idee
* * *['kobweb](a spider's web: You can't have cleaned this room - there are cobwebs in the corner.) ragnatela* * *cobweb /ˈkɒbwɛb/n.1 ragnatela; tela di ragno● (fam.) to blow (o to clear) away the cobwebs, snebbiarsi il cervello, rinfrescarsi le idee (spec. con una passeggiata e sim.)cobwebbya.2 coperto di ragnatele.* * *['kɒbweb]nome ragnatela f.that will blow away the cobwebs — fig. questo mi rinfrescherà le idee
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2 gossamer
['gɒsəmə(r)]1) U (cobweb) filo m. di ragnatela2) (fabric) stoffa f. sottilissima* * *['ɡosəmə] 1. noun(the fine threads made by a spider which float in the air or lie on bushes.) ragnatela2. adjective(like gossamer: a blouse of a gossamer material.) sottilissimo* * *gossamer /ˈgɒsəmə(r)/A n. [u]1 (filo di) sottile ragnatela; filo della Madonna (pop.)3 (fig.) cosa sottilissima; veloB a. attr.sottilissimo; trasparente: a gossamer veil, un velo trasparentegossamerya.sottilissimo; trasparente.* * *['gɒsəmə(r)]1) U (cobweb) filo m. di ragnatela2) (fabric) stoffa f. sottilissima
См. также в других словарях:
cobweb — ► NOUN ▪ a spider s web, especially an old or dusty one. DERIVATIVES cobwebbed adjective cobwebby adjective. ORIGIN originally coppeweb: from obsolete coppe «spider», from Old English … English terms dictionary
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 bird — noun also cobweb Etymology: so called from its use of cobwebs in its nest dialect England : spotted flycatcher … Useful english dictionary
cobweb spider — noun Any spider of the world spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the forth leg. Syn: tangle web spider, tangle web spider, comb footed spider … Wiktionary
cobweb site — noun a website that has not been updated for a very long time (and has thus figuratively grown cobwebs) … Wiktionary
cobweb — noun a) A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads. b) One of its filaments; gossamer … Wiktionary
cobweb — noun a spider s web, especially an old or dusty one. Derivatives cobwebbed adjective cobwebby adjective Origin ME coppeweb, from obs. coppe spider + web … English new terms dictionary
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