SPIDER STITCH
Spi"der stitch.
Defn: A stitch in lace making used to fill in open spaces with threads resembling a cobweb.
SPIDER WEB; SPIDER'S WEB
Spi"der web", or Spi"der's web". (Zoöl.)
Defn: The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey. See Geometric spider, Triangle spider, under Geometric, and Triangle.
SPIDERWORT
Spi"der*wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An American endogenous plant (Tradescantia Virginica), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.
SPIED
Spied,
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Spy.
SPIEGELEISEN
Spie"gel*ei`sen, n. Etym: [G. spiegel mirror + eisen iron.]
Defn: See Spiegel iron.