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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nettle \Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Nettling.]
   To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience
   sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to
   violent anger.
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         The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this
         affront, that every man took it to himself.
                                                  --L'Estrange.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nettling \Net"tling\, n. (Rope Making)
   (a) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are
       joined end to end so as to form one rope.
   (b) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs,
       to prevent tangling.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nettling \Net"tling\, p. pr. & a.
   Stinging; irritating.
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   Nettling cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.
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