Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To connect together by interlocking, as gears do. · To fit in; to come together harmoniously. · To catch in a mesh.
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. · The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space. · The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack. · A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).
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This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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