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[net-l] 
noun, verb, -tled, -tling.
net⋅tle
[net-l] noun, verb, -tled, -tling.
–noun
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom
| 1. | any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family. |
| 2. | any of various allied or similar plants. |
| 3. | to irritate, annoy, or provoke. |
| 4. | to sting as a nettle does. |
| 5. | grasp the nettle, Australian. to undertake or tackle an unpleasant task. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE netele (n.); c. D netel, G Nessel, Norw netla
bef. 900; ME; OE netele (n.); c. D netel, G Nessel, Norw netla
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| net·tle
(nět'l) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old English netele; see ned- in Indo-European roots.] |
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nettle
nettle
O.E. netele, from P.Gmc. *natilon (cf. O.S. netila, M.Du. netele, Ger. Nessel, M.Da. nædlæ "nettle"), dim. of *naton, of unknown origin, perhaps from the same source as net (n.). The verb meaning "to beat with nettles" is from c.1440; nettled in fig. sense of "vexed, irritated" is from c.1400.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| nettle | |
noun | |
| 1. | any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) |
verb | |
| 1. | sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation |
| 2. | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: net·tle
Pronunciation: 'net-&l
Function: noun
1 : any plant of the genus Urtica (family Urticaceae, thenettle family)
2 : any of various prickly or stinging plants other than one of the genus Urtica
Main Entry: net·tle
Pronunciation: 'net-&l
Function: noun
1 : any plant of the genus Urtica (family Urticaceae, thenettle family)
2 : any of various prickly or stinging plants other than one of the genus Urtica
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Nettle Creek, IL (township, FIPS 06352038)
Location: (41.410170, -88.529383)
Population (2000): 467 (175 housing units)
Area: 35.811317 sq mi (land), 0.013491 sq mi (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Nettle
Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n["a]lde, Sw. n["a]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. cham[ae]dryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England. Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus Laportea (as L. gigas and L. moroides); -- also called nettle tree. Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See under Hemp. Blind nettle, Dead nettle, a harmless species of Lamium. False nettle (B[ae]hmeria cylindrica), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles. Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge. Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse. nettle tree. (a) Same as Hackberry. (b) See Australian nettle (above). Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family (Jatropha urens). Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles. Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes. Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles. Sea nettle (Zo["o]l.), a medusa.
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Nettle
Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled; p. pr. & vb. n. Nettling.] To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger. The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself. --L'Estrange.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Nettle
(1.) Heb. haral, "pricking" or "burning," Prov. 24:30, 31 (R.V. marg., "wild vetches"); Job 30:7; Zeph. 2:9. Many have supposed that some thorny or prickly plant is intended by this word, such as the bramble, the thistle, the wild plum, the cactus or prickly pear, etc. It may probably be a species of mustard, the Sinapis arvensis, which is a pernicious weed abounding in corn-fields. Tristram thinks that this word "designates the prickly acanthus (Acanthus spinosus), a very common and troublesome weed in the plains of Palestine." (2.) Heb. qimmosh, Isa. 34:13; Hos. 9:6; Prov. 24:31 (in both versions, "thorns"). This word has been regarded as denoting thorns, thistles, wild camomile; but probably it is correctly rendered "nettle," the Urtica pilulifera, "a tall and vigorous plant, often 6 feet high, the sting of which is much more severe and irritating than that of our common nettle."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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