A "cobweb" is the word used to describe the dusty, tangled web that is created by certain types of spiders. It is usually found in corners, ceilings, or abandoned spaces. Full definition
In Sophie Barbasch's photographs her simple subjects, like crystallized cobwebs of a broken windshield, a sweater floating in open water, are at odds with their own poignancy. (bushwickdaily.com)
If what you're saying is not a lie, come out and name the person... He, himself, has a lot of cobwebs in his cupboard.» (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
It could be argued that Gabriel Kuri's approach to sculpture has been over-rehearsed during the past century, but on rare occasions art such as his demonstrates that it will always be possible to brush the formal and conceptual cobwebs off of any way of working and provoke actual surprise if not innovation. (brooklynrail.org)