0 a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects
1 a structure of thin, sticky threads made by a spider (= small creature with eight legs), esp. when the threads are covered with dust:
The cellar was damp, and great curtains of cobwebs, like gray lace, fell over the empty bins and wine-vaults.
The place was foul with dirt and cobwebs, full of a musty odor.
The plaster fallen off the walls covered the floor, and when the door was opened a horrible tapestry of black cobwebs waved in the draught.
There have been a number of earlier "cobweb experiments" related to our work.
The next morning, she gets up very early, and finds the house dusty, full of cobwebs and badly arranged.
The cobweb model has played an important role in economic dynamics, in particular with respect to the role of expectation formation.
Section 3 briefly recalls some benchmark expectation and learning models in the cobweb framework.
The parameter tunes the nonlinearity of the supply curve and the stability of the underlying cobweb model.