1. a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider • Derivationally related forms: cobwebby • Hypernyms: fabric, cloth, material, textile 2. filaments from a web that was spun by a spider • Syn: gossamer • Derivationally related forms: gossamer (for: gossamer) • Hypernyms: fibril, filament, strand 3. a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web • Hypernyms: spider web, spider's web