ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Flynet

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Flynet is a noun meaning A net to catch flies or used as a protection against flies, as in an open window to prevent their entrance.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. A fringe or net used to protect a horse from flies.

Example Sentences

The Pope declares me guilty of treason; he is using a flynet to catch an eagle.
A small polished wooden rocking-horse, of about 1830, in the American Museum at Bath, wears a fly-net over its back. Other small horses may have this idea carried out in brush strokes.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fyke-net, frit, flype, fenestrule, flipe, flyer.

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