... 14th century 1. a. the network spread by a spider ; spiderweb b. tangles of the silken threads of a spiderweb usually covered with accumulated dirt and dust 2. something that ...
... arachnoides, from Greek arachnoeid?s, like a cobweb, from arachn? spiderweb Date: circa 1847 an arachnoid membrane III. adjective Etymology: New ...