netting
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ɪŋbefore 900; Middle English net (noun), netten (v.), Old English net(t) (noun); cognate with Dutch, Old Norse net, Gothic nati, German Netz
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15. seize, capture, trap.
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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net1 (nɛt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an openwork fabric of string, rope, wire, etc; meshRelated: retiary |
| 2. | a device made of net, used to protect or enclose things or to trap animals |
| 3. | a. a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre, used for curtains, dresses, etc |
| b. (as modifier): net curtains | |
| 4. | a plan, strategy, etc, intended to trap or ensnare: the murderer slipped through the police net |
| 5. | sport |
| a. a strip of net that divides the playing area into two equal parts | |
| b. a shot that hits the net, whether or not it goes over | |
| 6. | the goal in soccer, hockey, etc |
| 7. | (often plural) cricket |
| a. a pitch surrounded by netting, used for practice | |
| b. a practice session in a net | |
| 8. | informal short for internet |
| 9. | another word for network |
| —vb , nets, netting, netted | |
| 10. | (tr) to catch with or as if with a net; ensnare |
| 11. | (tr) to shelter or surround with a net |
| 12. | (intr) sport to score a goal: Rangers netted three times in seven minutes |
| 13. | to make a net out of (rope, string, etc) |
| 14. | (intr) to hit a shot into the net |
| Related: retiary | |
| [Old English net; related to Gothic nati, Dutch net] | |
| net or nett2 (nɛt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare gross remaining after all deductions, as for taxes, expenses, losses, etc: net profit |
| 2. | (of weight) after deducting tare |
| 3. | ultimate; final; conclusive (esp in the phrase net result) |
| —n | |
| 4. | net income, profits, weight, etc |
| —vb , nets, netting, netted | |
| 5. | (tr) to yield or earn as clear profit |
| [C14: clean, neat, from French net | |
| nett or nett2 | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: clean, neat, from French net | |
| net3 | |
| —the internet domain name for | |
| a company or organization | |
| netting (ˈnɛtɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| any netted fabric or structure | |
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net definition
What remains after all deductions have been made. (Compare gross.)
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Net definition
in use among the Hebrews for fishing, hunting, and fowling. The fishing-net was probably constructed after the form of that used by the Egyptians (Isa. 19:8). There were three kinds of nets. (1.) The drag-net or hauling-net (Gr. sagene), of great size, and requiring many men to work it. It was usually let down from the fishing-boat, and then drawn to the shore or into the boat, as circumstances might require (Matt. 13:47, 48). (2.) The hand-net or casting-net (Gr. amphiblestron), which was thrown from a rock or a boat at any fish that might be seen (Matt. 4:18; Mark 1:16). It was called by the Latins funda. It was of circular form, "like the top of a tent." (3.) The bag-net (Gr. diktyon), used for enclosing fish in deep water (Luke 5:4-9). The fowling-nets were (1) the trap, consisting of a net spread over a frame, and supported by a stick in such a way that it fell with the slightest touch (Amos 3:5, "gin;" Ps. 69:22; Job 18:9; Eccl. 9:12). (2) The snare, consisting of a cord to catch birds by the leg (Job 18:10; Ps. 18:5; 116:3; 140:5). (3.) The decoy, a cage filled with birds as decoys (Jer. 5:26, 27). Hunting-nets were much in use among the Hebrews.
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netting
in textiles, ancient method of constructing open fabrics by the crossing of cords, threads, yarns, or ropes so that their intersections are knotted or looped, forming a geometrically shaped mesh, or open space. Modern net fabrics are produced not only by the netting method but also by weaving, knitting, and crocheting and are usually machine-made. The meshes vary greatly in shape and size, and weights range from fine to coarse. Tulle is an extremely fine, soft net with hexagonal-shaped meshes, and bobbinet also has hexagonal meshes. Nets having square corners, with knots in each of the corners, are frequently used in fishing and are popular for curtains.
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