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netting
(encz) | netting,čisté bilancování [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
netting
(encz) | netting,pletivo n: Zdeněk Brož |
netting
(encz) | netting,síťka |
netting
(encz) | netting,síťování n: Zdeněk Brož |
netting
(encz) | netting,síťovina n: Zdeněk Brož |
Netting
(gcide) | Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Netting.]
1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as,
to net silk.
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2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
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And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
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Netting
(gcide) | Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Netting.]
To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand
dollars by the operation.
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Netting
(gcide) | Netting \Net"ting\, n. [From Net, n.]
1. The act or process of making nets or network, or of
forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.
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2. A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads,
wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces
between.
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3. (Naut.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as
for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing
sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to
hinder an enemy from boarding. --Totten.
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Netting needle, a kind of slender shuttle used in netting.
See Needle, n., 3.
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Netting
(gcide) | Netting \Net"ting\, n.
Urine. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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netting
(wn) | netting
n 1: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn:
gauze, netting, veiling]
2: creating nets |
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close-out netting
(encz) | close-out netting,závěrečné vyrovnání pohledávek a závazků [fin.] Dan
Ditrich |
Boarding nettings
(gcide) | Boarding \Board"ing\, n.
1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile
or a friendly purpose.
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Both slain at one time, as they attempted the
boarding of a frigate. --Sir F.
Drake.
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2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards,
collectively; or a covering made of boards.
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3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with
regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings,
for pay.
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Boarding house, a house in which boarders are kept.
Boarding nettings (Naut.), a strong network of cords or
ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy
from boarding it.
Boarding pike (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a
vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten.
Boarding school, a school in which pupils receive board and
lodging as well as instruction.
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Hammock nettings
(gcide) | Hammock \Ham"mock\ (h[a^]m"m[o^]k), n. [A word of Indian origin:
cf. Sp. hamaca. Columbus, in the Narrative of his first
voyage, says: "A great many Indians in canoes came to the
ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and
hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep."]
1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas
about six feet long and three feet wide, suspended by
clews or cords at the ends.
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2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with
bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land.
[Southern U. S.] --Bartlett.
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Hammock nettings (Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing
hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the
rail, used for that purpose. Hamose |
Mosquito netting
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
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Netting
(gcide) | Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Netting.]
1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as,
to net silk.
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2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
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And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
[1913 Webster]Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Netting.]
To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand
dollars by the operation.
[1913 Webster]Netting \Net"ting\, n. [From Net, n.]
1. The act or process of making nets or network, or of
forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.
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2. A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads,
wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces
between.
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3. (Naut.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as
for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing
sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to
hinder an enemy from boarding. --Totten.
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Netting needle, a kind of slender shuttle used in netting.
See Needle, n., 3.
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Urine. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Netting needle
(gcide) | Netting \Net"ting\, n. [From Net, n.]
1. The act or process of making nets or network, or of
forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.
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2. A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads,
wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces
between.
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3. (Naut.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as
for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing
sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to
hinder an enemy from boarding. --Totten.
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Netting needle, a kind of slender shuttle used in netting.
See Needle, n., 3.
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Quarter nettings
(gcide) | Quarter \Quar"ter\ (kw[aum]r"t[~e]r), n. [F. quartier, L.
quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See
Quart.]
1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or
is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a
quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour,
etc. Hence, specifically:
(a) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,
according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or
112 pounds.
(b) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of
grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part
of a chaldron of coal. --Hutton.
(c) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or
monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the
change or full.
(d) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one
fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal,
including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind
quarters.
(e) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from
the heel to the vamp.
(f) (Far.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof
between the toe and heel, being the side of the
coffin.
(g) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;
properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer
or shorter.
(h) pl. (Mil.) The encampment on one of the principal
passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and
intercept convoys.
(i) (Naut.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally
corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also,
the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.
(j) (Her.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it
is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a
perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.
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Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon,
as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters
display one shield, the second and third the other. See
Quarter, v. t., 5.
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(k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is
regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction'
principal division; a region; a territory.
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Scouts each coast light-armed scour,
Each quarter, to descry the distant foe.
--Milton.
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(l) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular
district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.
(m) (Arch.) A small upright timber post, used in
partitions; -- in the United States more commonly
called stud.
(n) (Naut.) The fourth part of the distance from one point
of the compass to another, being the fourth part of
11[deg] 15', that is, about 2[deg] 49'; -- called also
quarter point.
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2. Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special
location.
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Swift to their several quarters hasted then
The cumbrous elements. --Milton.
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(a) (Naut.) A station at which officers and men are posted
in battle; -- usually in the plural.
(b) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter;
entertainment; -- usually in the plural.
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The banter turned as to what quarters each would
find. --W. Irving.
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(c) pl. (Mil.) A station or encampment occupied by troops;
a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as,
winter quarters.
(d) Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the
act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a
refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes.
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He magnified his own clemency, now they were at
his mercy, to offer them quarter for their
lives. --Clarendon.
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Cocks and lambs . . . at the mercy of cats and
wolves . . . must never expect better quarter.
--L'Estrange.
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3. Friendship; amity; concord. [Obs.] To keep quarter, to
keep one's proper place, and so be on good terms with
another. [Obs.]
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In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.
--Shak.
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I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's
place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between
themselves. --Bacon.
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False quarter, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.
Fifth quarter, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.
On the quarter (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and
astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.
Quarter aspect. (Astrol.) Same as Quadrate.
Quarter back (Football), the player who has position next
behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap
back.
Quarter badge (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel
near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.
Quarter bill (Naut.), a list specifying the different
stations to be taken by the officers and crew in time of
action, and the names of the men assigned to each.
Quarter block (Naut.), a block fitted under the quarters of
a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clew
lines and sheets are reeved. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Quarter boat (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.
Quarter cloths (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used
to cover the quarter netting.
Quarter day, a day regarded as terminating a quarter of the
year; hence, one on which any payment, especially rent,
becomes due. In matters influenced by United States
statutes, quarter days are the first days of January,
April, July, and October. In New York and many other
places, as between landlord and tenant, they are the first
days of May, August, November, and February. The quarter
days usually recognized in England are 25th of March (Lady
Day), the 24th of June (Midsummer Day), the 29th of
September (Michaelmas Day), and the 25th of December
(Christmas Day).
Quarter face, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face
turned away so that but one quarter is visible.
Quarter gallery (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a
ship. See Gallery, 4.
Quarter gunner (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the
gunner.
Quarter look, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Quarter nettings (Naut.), hammock nettings along the
quarter rails.
Quarter note (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a
minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.
Quarter pieces (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the
after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.
--Totten.
Quarter point. (Naut.) See Quarter, n., 1
(n) .
Quarter railing, or Quarter rails (Naut.), narrow molded
planks reaching from the top of the stern to the gangway,
serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.
Quarter sessions (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal
jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in
counties and by the recorders in boroughs.
Quarter square (Math.), the fourth part of the square of a
number. Tables of quarter squares have been devised to
save labor in multiplying numbers.
Quarter turn, Quarter turn belt (Mach.), an arrangement
in which a belt transmits motion between two shafts which
are at right angles with each other.
Quarter watch (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one
fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.
To give quarter, or To show quarter (Mil.), to accept as
prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as
a vanquished enemy.
To keep quarter. See Quarter, n., 3.
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Torpedo nettings
(gcide) | Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. Torpedoes. [L. torpedo, -inis,
from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See Torpid.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes
belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related
to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical
shocks. Called also crampfish, and numbfish. See
Electrical fish, under Electrical.
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Note: The common European torpedo (Torpedo vulgaris) and
the American species (Torpedo occidentalis) are the
best known.
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2. An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them
up; a mine[4]. Specifically:
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(a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel,
beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so
designed that they will explode when touched or
approached by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is
closed by an operator on shore; now called {marine
mine}. [obsolete]
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Damn the torpedoes -- full speed ahead! --Adm.
David Glasgow
Farragut (At
the battle of
Mobile Bay,
1864).
(b) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive
charge, and projected from a ship against another ship
at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise
automatic in its action against a distant ship.
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3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be
exploded by electricity or by stepping on it; now called
land mine. [obsolete]
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4. (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed
on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive
wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.
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5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a
bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of
obstructions or to open communication with a source of
supply of oil.
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6. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet,
which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
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7. An automobile with a torpedo body. [Archaic Cant]
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Fish torpedo, a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped,
self-propelling submarine torpedo.
Spar torpedo, a canister or other vessel containing an
explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar
which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against
an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.
Torpedo boat, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching,
operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against
an enemy's ship., especially, a small, fast boat with
tubes for launching torpedoes.
Torpedo nettings, nettings made of chains or bars, which
can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink
beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against
torpedoes.
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Wire netting
(gcide) | Wire \Wire\ (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel.
v[imac]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine
gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.]
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1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance
formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved
rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.
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Note: Wire is made of any desired form, as round, square,
triangular, etc., by giving this shape to the hole in
the drawplate, or between the rollers.
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2. A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph;
as, to send a message by wire. [Colloq.]
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3. Chiefly in pl. The system of wires used to operate the
puppets in a puppet show; hence (Chiefly Political Slang),
the network of hidden influences controlling the action of
a person or organization; as, to pull the wires for
office; -- in this sense, synonymous with strings.
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4. One who picks women's pockets. [Thieves' Slang]
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5. A knitting needle. [Scot.]
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6. A wire stretching across over a race track at the judges'
stand, to mark the line at which the races end. [Racing
Cant]
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Wire bed, Wire mattress, an elastic bed bottom or
mattress made of wires interwoven or looped together in
various ways.
Wire bridge, a bridge suspended from wires, or cables made
of wire.
Wire cartridge, a shot cartridge having the shot inclosed
in a wire cage.
Wire cloth, a coarse cloth made of woven metallic wire, --
used for strainers, and for various other purposes.
Wire edge, the thin, wirelike thread of metal sometimes
formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening
it.
Wire fence, a fence consisting of posts with strained
horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework,
between.
Wire gauge or Wire gage.
(a) A gauge for measuring the diameter of wire, thickness
of sheet metal, etc., often consisting of a metal
plate with a series of notches of various widths in
its edge.
(b) A standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as
by numbers, to which the diameter of wire or the
thickness of sheet metal in usually made, and which is
used in describing the size or thickness. There are
many different standards for wire gauges, as in
different countries, or for different kinds of metal,
the Birmingham wire gauges and the American wire gauge
being often used and designated by the abbreviations
B. W. G. and A. W. G. respectively.
Wire gauze, a texture of finely interwoven wire, resembling
gauze.
Wire grass (Bot.), either of the two common grasses
Eleusine Indica, valuable for hay and pasture, and {Poa
compressa}, or blue grass. See Blue grass.
Wire grub (Zool.), a wireworm.
Wire iron, wire rods of iron.
Wire lathing, wire cloth or wire netting applied in the
place of wooden lathing for holding plastering.
Wire mattress. See Wire bed, above.
Wire micrometer, a micrometer having spider lines, or fine
wires, across the field of the instrument.
Wire nail, a nail formed of a piece of wire which is headed
and pointed.
Wire netting, a texture of woven wire coarser than ordinary
wire gauze.
Wire rod, a metal rod from which wire is formed by drawing.
Wire rope, a rope formed wholly, or in great part, of
wires.
down to the wire, up to the last moment, as in a race or
competition; as, the two front runners were neck-and-neck
down to the wire. From wire[6].
under the wire, just in time; shortly before the deadline;
as, to file an application just under the wire.
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