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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WEB, n. [See Weave.]
1. Texture of threads; plexus; any thing woven. Penelope devised a web to deceive her wooers.
2. Locally, a piece of linen cloth.
3. A dusky film that forms over the eye and hinders the sight; suffusion.
4. Some part of a sword. Qu. Net-work of the handle or hilt.
5. In ship-building, the thin partition on the inside of the rim, and between the spokes of a sheave.
6. In ornithology, the membrane which unites the toes of many water-fowls.
Spiders web, a plexus of very delicate threads or filaments which a spider spins from its bowels, and which serves as a net to catch flies or other insects for its food.
Web of a coulter, is the thin sharp part.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"
2: an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim [syn: web, entanglement]
3: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: vane, web]
4: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: network, web]
5: computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn: World Wide Web, WWW, web]
6: a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
7: membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals v
1: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web, net]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse vefr web, Old English wefan to weave Date: before 12th century 1. a fabric on a loom or in process of being removed from a loom 2. a. cobweb, spiderweb b. a network of silken thread spun especially by the larvae of various insects (as a tent caterpillar) and usually serving as a nest or shelter 3. a tissue or membrane of an animal or plant; especially that uniting fingers or toes either at their bases (as in humans) or for a greater part of their length (as in many waterbirds) 4. a. a thin metal sheet, plate, or strip b. the plate connecting the upper and lower flanges of a girder or rail c. the arm of a crank 5. something resembling a web: a. snare, entanglement <a web of intrigue> <ensnarled in a web of folly — D. A. Stockman> b. an intricate pattern or structure suggestive of something woven ; network <a web of little roads> <a complex web of relationships> 6. the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather ; vane 7. a. a continuous sheet of paper manufactured or undergoing manufacture on a paper machine b. a roll of paper for use in a rotary printing press 8. the part of a ribbed vault between the ribs 9. capitalized World Wide Web • webbed adjective • weblike adjective II. verb (webbed; webbing) Date: 1604 intransitive verb to constructionct or form a web transitive verb 1. to cover with a web or network 2. ensnare, entangle 3. to provide with a web

Merriam Webster's

noun see World Wide Web

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a woven fabric. b an amount woven in one piece. 2 a complete structure or connected series (a web of lies). 3 a cobweb, gossamer, or a similar product of a spinning creature. 4 a a membrane between the toes of a swimming animal or bird. b the vane of a bird's feather. 5 a a large roll of paper used in a continuous printing process. b an endless wire mesh on rollers, on which this is made. 6 a thin flat part connecting thicker or more solid parts in machinery etc. --v. (webbed, webbing) 1 tr. weave a web on. 2 intr. weave a web. Phrases and idioms: web-footed having the toes connected by webs. web offset offset printing on a web of paper. web-wheel a wheel having a plate or web instead of spokes, or with rim, spokes, and centre in one piece as in watch-wheels. web-worm US a gregarious caterpillar spinning a large web in which to sleep or to feed on enclosed foliage. Derivatives: webbed adj. Etymology: OE web, webb f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Web Web, n. [OE. webbe, AS. webba. See Weave.] A weaver. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Web Web, n. [OE. web, AS. webb; akin to D. web, webbe, OHG. weppi, G. gewebe, Icel. vefr, Sw. v["a]f, Dan. v[ae]v. See Weave.] 1. That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp., something woven in a loom. Penelope, for her Ulysses' sake, Devised a web her wooers to deceive. --Spenser. Not web might be woven, not a shuttle thrown, or penalty of exile. --Bancroft. 2. A whole piece of linen cloth as woven. 3. The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb. ``The smallest spider's web.'' --Shak. 4. Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication. The somber spirit of our forefathers, who wove their web of life with hardly a . . . thread of rose-color or gold. --Hawthorne. Such has been the perplexing ingenuity of commentators that it is difficult to extricate the truth from the web of conjectures. --W. Irving. 5. (Carriages) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood. 6. A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead. And Christians slain roll up in webs of lead. --Fairfax. Specifically: (a) The blade of a sword. [Obs.] The sword, whereof the web was steel, Pommel rich stone, hilt gold. --Fairfax. (b) The blade of a saw. (c) The thin, sharp part of a colter. (d) The bit of a key. 7. (Mach. & Engin.) A plate or thin portion, continuous or perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or other parts of an object. Specifically: (a) The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail. (b) A disk or solid construction serving, instead of spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds of car wheels, sheaves, etc. (c) The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist. (d) The part of a blackmith's anvil between the face and the foot. 8. (Med.) Pterygium; -- called also webeye. --Shak. 9. (Anat.) The membrane which unites the fingers or toes, either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of their length, as in many water birds and amphibians. 10. (Zo["o]l.) The series of barbs implanted on each side of the shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate, as in downy feathers. See Feather.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Web Web, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Webbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Webbing.] To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to envelop; to entangle.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(webs) 1. A web is the thin net made by a spider from a sticky substance which it produces in its body. ...the spider's web in the window. = cobweb N-COUNT 2. A web is a complicated pattern of connections or relationships, sometimes considered as an obstacle or a danger. He's forced to untangle a complex web of financial dealings... They accused him of weaving a web of lies and deceit. N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n 3. The Web is the same as the World Wide Web. (COMPUTING) N-PROPER

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

See SPIDER; WEAVING.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Texture, tissue, structure, textile fabric. 2. Suffusion (of the eye), film. 3. Cobweb. 4. Membrane (as in the feet of swimming birds).

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