"flynet" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flynets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *flynet, from Old English flēohnet, flēohnett (“flynet”), equivalent to fly + net. Compare Middle Dutch vlieghennet (“flynet”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*flynet}} Middle English *flynet, {{inh|en|ang|flēohnet}} Old English flēohnet, {{m|ang|flēohnett||flynet}} flēohnett (“flynet”), {{compound|en|fly|net}} fly + net, {{cog|dum|vlieghennet||flynet}} Middle Dutch vlieghennet (“flynet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} flynet (plural flynets)
  1. A net to catch flies or used as a protection against flies, as in an open window to prevent their entrance.
    Sense id: en-flynet-en-noun-ucxba~Av Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. A fringe or net used to protect a horse from flies. Translations (fringe or net to protect horse): kärpäsverkko (Finnish) Translations (net): kärpäsverkko (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-flynet-en-noun-x6QnEEZ~ Disambiguation of 'fringe or net to protect horse': 18 82 Disambiguation of 'net': 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fly-net, fly net

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flynet meaning in All languages combined (2.1kB)

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