- 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 inch2. [pl.] the threads, cords, etc. forming these openings3. a net or network4. a netlike, woven material, as that used for stockings5. a structure of interlocking metal links6. anything that entangles, snares, or entraps7. the engagement of the teeth of gearsvt., vi.1. to entangle or become entangled☆ 2. to engage or become engaged: said of gears or gear teeth3. to fit closely together; interlock——————in meshin gear; interlockedmeshyadj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.