MESH

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch maesche; akin to Old High German masca ~, Lithuanian mazgos knot Date: 14th century one of the openings between the threads or cords of a net, 2. the fabric of a net, a woven, knit, or knotted material of open texture with evenly spaced holes, an arrangement of interlocking metal links used especially for jewelry, 3. a weblike pattern or construction, web , snare , working contact (as of the teeth of gears) , ~ed adjective II. verb Date: 1532 transitive verb 1. en~ , entangle , to catch in the openings of a net, to cause to resemble network, 3. to cause (as gears) to engage, to coordinate closely ; interlock , intransitive verb to become entangled in or as if in ~es, to be in or come into ~, to fit or work together properly