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Meanings of
cobwebby
in English
So thin as to transmit light.
sheer
transparent
filmy
gossamer
gauzy
diaphanous
vaporous
see-through
vapourous
gauze-like
Related terms
thin
Cobwebby.
Related terms
dirty
soiled
unclean
Usage of
cobwebby
in English
1
Besides giving the vague,
cobwebby
stuff a body it did not deserve.
2
Dale stepped closer and played his flashlight into the low,
cobwebby
space.
3
She passed her
cobwebby
handkerchief across her lips and her hand trembled.
4
Miss Asenath offered her own
cobwebby
handkerchief to dry Arethusa's reddened eyes.
5
She groaned and shook her head, which was full of
cobwebby
mirages.
6
The high
cobwebby
openings of the distillery looked on a blank night sky.
7
But unsnuffed candles and
cobwebby
window-panes seem to have been in evidence sometimes.
8
When she flicked it on, the chandelier bathed the room in
cobwebby
light.
9
Scarred wood stairs, gray cement floor,
cobwebby
rafters, and creepy rumbly cellar sounds.
10
It has a small skirt and top with a
cobwebby
back.
11
It is sheer, almost
cobwebby
,
and will enhance any evening gown.
12
Behind her ear, dozens of varicolored strands clump together in a
cobwebby
knot.
13
I'm sure I never had anything half so lovely as this
cobwebby
handkerchief.
14
One can't see anything out of the window, you know, it's so
cobwebby
.
15
The rain was streaking with light,
cobwebby
lines the slaty darkness, of the night.
16
It was a mist like a damp, clinging
cobwebby
thing, fine and yet impenetrable.
Other examples for "cobwebby"
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About this term
cobwebby
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
cobwebby thing
almost cobwebby
certain cobwebby
cobwebby affair
cobwebby ceiling
More collocations
Cobwebby
through the time
Cobwebby
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common