NETTLING

Verb

nettling

present participle of nettle

Noun

nettling (countable and uncountable, plural nettlings)

(ropemaking) A process, resembling splicing, by which two ropes are joined so as to form one rope.

The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.

The process of stinging somebody with nettles.

Source: Wiktionary

Net"tling, n. (Rope Making) (a) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are jointed end so as to form one rope. (b) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.

Net"tling, p. pr. & a.

Definition: Stinging; irritating. Nettling cell (Zoöl.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

NETTLE

Net"tle, n. Etym: [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel, OHG. nezzïla, nazza, Dan. nelde, nälde, Sw. nässla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamædryoides in the Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U. dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is the Roman nettle of England.

Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus Laportea (as L. gigas and L. moroides); -- also called nettle tree.

– Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See under Hemp.

– Blind nettle, Dead nettle, a harmless species of Lamium.

– False nettle (Bæhmeria cylindrica), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles.

– Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge.

– Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse.

– nettle tree. (a) Same as Hackberry. (b) See Australian nettle (above).

– Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge family (Jatropha urens).

– Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles. Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.

– Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles.

– Sea nettle (Zoöl.), a medusa.

Net"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled; p. pr. & vb. n. Nettling.]

Definition: To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger. The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition