flynet
flynet noun: a net to catch flies or used as a protection against flies, as in an open window to prevent their entrance.
Noun
flynet (plural flynets)
- A net to catch flies or used as a protection against flies, as in an open window to prevent their entrance.
- The Pope declares me guilty of treason; he is using a flynet to catch an eagle.1911, Mandell Creighton, A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome
- A fringe or net used to protect a horse from flies.
- A small polished wooden rocking-horse, of about 1830, in the American Museum at Bath, wears a fly-net over its back. Other small horses may have this idea carried out in brush strokes.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 76
Forms of flynet
| plural | flynets |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fly-net |
| alternative form | fly net |
Origin of flynet
From Middle English *flynet, from Old English flēohnet, flēohnett (“flynet”), equivalent to fly + net. Compare Middle Dutch vlieghennet (“flynet”).
Questions about flynet
- What does flynet mean?
- Flynet means a net to catch flies or used as a protection against flies, as in an open window to prevent their entrance.
- What part of speech is flynet?
- Flynet is a noun.
- What is the plural of flynet?
- The plural of flynet is flynets.
Words near flynet in the dictionary
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