Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NET, a. [Fr. net; It. netto. See Neat.]

1. Neat; pure; unadulterated. [Little used.]
2. Being without flaw or spot. [Little used.]
3. Being beyond all charges or outlay; as, net profit.
4. Being clear of all tare and tret, or all deductions as, net weight. It is sometimes written nett, but improperly. Net is properly a mercantile appropriation of neat.