mesh-maille: meaning, definitions and translations
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What is mesh?mesh is maille
What is maille?
Any of the open spaces in a net or network; an interstice.
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The cords, threads, or wires surrounding these spaces. Often used in the plural.
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An openwork fabric or structure; a net or network: a screen made of wire mesh.
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Something that snares or entraps. Often used in the plural: "Arabia had become entangled in the meshes of . . . politics” ( W. Montgomery Watt).
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The engagement of gear teeth.
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The state of being so engaged: gear teeth in mesh.
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To catch in or as if in a net; ensnare.
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To cause (gear teeth) to become engaged.
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To cause to work closely together; coordinate.
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To become engaged or interlocked: gears that are not meshing properly.
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To fit together effectively; be coordinated.
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To accord with another or each other; harmonize.
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