'Nether' definitions:

Definition of 'nether'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Lower; "gnawed his nether lip"
adjective
Dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions" [syn: chthonian, chthonic, nether]
adjective
Located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine" [syn: nether, under]

Definition of 'Nether'

From: GCIDE
  • Nether \Neth"er\ (n[e^][th]"[~e]r), a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni[eth]era, fr. the adv. ni[eth]er downward; akin to neo[eth]an below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. [root]201. Cf. Beneath.] Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper. [1913 Webster]
  • 'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror and deformity. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • All my nether shape thus grew transformed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]