Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NET
NET, n. [Sax. net, nyt; D. and Dan. net; G. netz; Sw. nät, not; Goth. nati, from the root of knit, Sax. cnyttan, whence knot; L. nodus.]
- An instrument for catching fish and fowls, or wild beasts, formed with twine or thread interwoven with meshes.
- A cunning device; a snare. Micah vii.
- Inextricable difficulty. Job xviii.
- Severe affections. Job xix.
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