■ noun
1》 material made of a network of wire or thread.
2》 an interlaced structure.
3》 a complex or constricting situation.
4》 Computing a set of finite elements used to represent a geometric object.
■ verb
1》 make or become entangled or entwined.
↘(of a gearwheel) lock together with another.
↘(often ~ with ) be or bring into harmony.
2》 Computing represent by means of a ~.
Phrases
in ~ (of gearwheels) engaged.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
ME: prob. from an unrecorded OE word related to MDu. maesche , of Gmc origin.