MES'ENTERY, noun [Gr. middle, and intestine.] A fatty membrane placed in the middle of the intestines, and to which they are attached. This prevents them from becoming entangled with each other by convolutions. It is formed by a duplicature of the peritoneum.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.