flynet

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • From Middle English *flynet, from Old English flÄ“ohnet, flÄ“ohnett, equivalent to fly + net. Compare Middle Dutch vlieghennet ("flynet").

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