Dictionary entry

Net (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Netted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Netting.] 1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk.

2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.

And now I am here, netted and in the toils. Sir W. Scott.

3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.