Library / English Dictionary

NETTING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Creating nets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("netting" is a kind of...):

weaving (creating fabric)

Derivation:

net (construct or form a web, as if by weaving)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

Synonyms:

gauze; netting; veiling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("netting" is a kind of...):

mesh; meshing; meshwork; net; network (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "netting"):

cheesecloth (a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses)

gossamer (a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb net

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