"flynet" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flynets [plural], fly-net [alternative], fly net [alternative]
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, {{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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 25
  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

Inflected forms

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