spider web

noun

the web that is spun by a spider, made of interlaced threads of viscous fluid that harden on exposure to air.

Also, spider's web.

Origin

1525-35

Examples from the web for spider web

Critical thinking is, more or less, the other anchor of the spider web: the willowy stem of skepticism.
The light was perfect, only there was this gummed up old spider web on it with this and that stuck to it.
Some birds chirped and flew through some of the spider web-covered windows.
Amber-and an ancient spider web-trap an isolated prehistoric feather barb.
These straps often suggest a spider web or, in a more exaggerated form, a delicate cage.
They twist in an ersatz spider web above a dark reflecting pool in the center of the dining room.
It's really graphic to watch this lattice of steel go up as if it were a spider web or something.
The brown recluse spider is sedentary and builds an irregular web that is often not recognized as a spider web.
Now you can get an up-close and personal look at a spider web.
When stems are broken a stringy substance appears resembling a spider web.