Araneous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Araneous \A*ra"ne*ous\ ([.a]*r[=a]`n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L.
     araneosus, fr. aranea spider, spider's web.]
     Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as,
     the araneous membrane of the eye. See {Arachnoid}. --Derham.
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