mesh

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MESH, noun 1. The opening or space between the threads of a net. 2. The grains or wash of a brewery. MESH, noun 1. The opening or space between the threads of a net. 2. The grains or wash of a brewery. MESH, verb transitive To catch in a net; to ensnare.
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