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cobwebby

[kob-web-ee] / ˈkɒbˌwɛb i /




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The first two efforts, in Philadelphia and New Jersey, were flat and cobwebby following a 10-day layoff.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 2024

Traditionally, Miss Havisham is presented as a dusty figure enrobed in cobwebby lace.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2023

The idea was to protect the cork from mold or nibbling critters during the years a bottle was stored in a cobwebby cellar.

From Washington Post May 26, 2022

He taught us to unlearn the cobwebby jargon of law school and to use nouns and verbs as the writing gods had intended.

From Slate Oct. 21, 2019

It was afternoon before we sat down at the dining-room table under a cobwebby gasolier.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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