Cobweb /(?)/

Cob·web

Cobweb

n.
  1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
  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.
  3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish.
    The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age.
  4. The European spotted flycatcher. (Zool.)
    Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn.