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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
netting
    n 1: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn:
         gauze, netting, veiling]
    2: creating nets

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Netting \Net"ting\, n.
   Urine. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Thesaurus Results for Netting:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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