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Webster 1913 Edition
Net
Net
(nĕt)
, Noun.
[AS.
net
; akin to D. net
, OS. net
, netti
, OHG. nezzi
, G. netz
, Icel. & Dan. net
, Sw. nät
, Goth. nati
; of uncertain origin.] 1.
A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.
2.
Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.
A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a
net
for his feet. Prov. xxix. 5.
In the church’s
net
there are fishes good or bad. Jer. Taylor.
3.
Anything wrought or woven in meshes;
as, a
net
for the hair; a mosquito net
; a tennis net
.4.
(Geom.)
A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.
Net
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Netted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Netting
.] 1.
To make into a net; to make in the style of network;
as, to
. net
silk2.
To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
And now I am here,
netted
and in the toils. Sir W. Scott.
3.
To inclose or cover with a net;
as, to
. net
a treeNet
,Verb.
I.
To form network or netting; to knit.
1.
Without spot; pure; shining.
[Obs.]
Her breast all naked as
net
ivory. Spenser.
2.
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat;
as,
net
wine, etc. [R.]
3.
Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc;
as,
net
profit; net
income; net
weight, etc. [Less properly written
nett
.] Net tonnage
(Naut.)
, the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.
Net
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Netted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Netting
.] To produce or gain as clear profit;
as, he
. netted
a thousand dollars by the operationWebster 1828 Edition
Net
NET
,Noun.
1.
An instrument for catching fish and fowls, or wild beasts, formed with twine or thread interwoven with meshes.2.
A cunning device; a snare. Mich 7. 3.
Inextricable difficulty. Job 18.4.
Severe afflictions. Job 19.NET
,Verb.
T.
NET
,Adj.
1.
Neat; pure; unadulterated.2.
Being without flaw or spot.3.
Being beyond all charges or outlay; as net profits.4.
Being clear of all tare and tret, or all deductions; as net weight. It is sometimes written nett, but improperly. Net is properly a mercantile appropriation of neat.NET
,Verb.
T.