"meshwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meshworks [plural]
Etymology: From mesh + work. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mesh|work}} mesh + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} meshwork (usually uncountable, plural meshworks)
  1. A net; an assembly of meshes. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: network Translations (assembly of meshes): мрежа (mreža) [feminine] (Bulgarian), rețea [feminine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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