'Nettling' definitions:
Definition of 'Nettling'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nettling'
From: GCIDE
- Nettling \Net"tling\, p. pr. & a. Stinging; irritating. [1913 Webster]
- Nettling cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nettling'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Nettling'
- Nettle,
- Nettled,
- Nettles,
- Australian nettle,
- Bee nettle,
- Blind nettle,
- Dead nettle,
- False nettle,
- Hedge nettle,
- Hemp nettle,
- Horse nettle,
- Nettle cloth,
- Nettle rash,
- Nettling cell,
- Sea nettle,
- Spurge nettle,
- Wood nettle,
- ball nettle,
- bull nettle,
- devil nettle,
- flame nettle,
- nettle butterfly,
- nettle family,
- nettle tree,
- painted nettle,
- roman nettle,
- stinging nettle,
- australian nettle tree,
- white dead nettle,
- white horse nettle,
- nettle-leaved bellflower,
- nettle-leaved goosefoot,
- silver-leaved nettle