mesh

mesh
mesh [mesh]
n.
[earlier meash, prob. < MDu maesche < ODu maske < IE base * mezg-, to knit, entwine > Lith mezgù, to knit together, OE max, a net]
1. any of the open spaces of a net, screen, sieve, etc.: a 50-mesh screen is one with 50 such open spaces per linear inch
2. [pl.] the threads, cords, etc. forming these openings
3. a net or network
4. a netlike, woven material, as that used for stockings
5. a structure of interlocking metal links
6. anything that entangles, snares, or entraps
7. the engagement of the teeth of gears
vt., vi.
1. to entangle or become entangled
2. to engage or become engaged: said of gears or gear teeth
3. to fit closely together; interlock
——————
in mesh
in gear; interlocked
meshy
adj.

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