English Explanatory Dictionary

flynet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A net to catch flies or used as a protection against flies, as in an open window to prevent their entrance.
  2. A fringe or net used to protect a horse from flies.

Word forms

flynet flynets fly-net fly net

Etymology

From Middle English *flynet, from Old English flēohnet, flēohnett (“flynet”), equivalent to fly + net. Compare Middle Dutch vlieghennet (“flynet”).

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