nettling

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nettling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nettle \Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Nettling.]
     To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience
     sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to
     violent anger.
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           The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this
           affront, that every man took it to himself.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
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  Nettling \Net"tling\, n. (Rope Making)
     (a) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are
         joined end to end so as to form one rope.
     (b) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs,
         to prevent tangling.
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  Nettling \Net"tling\, p. pr. & a.
     Stinging; irritating.
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     Nettling cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.
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