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noun
A net to catch flies or used as a protection against flies, as in an open window to prevent their entrance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A fringe or net used to protect a horse from flies.
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History
From Middle English *flynet, from Old English flēohnet, flēohnett (“flynet”), equivalent to fly + net. Compare Middle Dutch vlieghennet (“flynet”).
Across languages
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