Meshed

[ me-shed ]

/ mɛˈʃɛd /

noun

a city in NE Iran: Muslim shrine.

Persian Mashhad.

Definition for meshed (2 of 2)

mesh

[ mesh ]

/ mɛʃ /

noun

any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.

an interwoven or intertwined structure; network.

any arrangement of interlocking metal links or wires with evenly spaced, uniform small openings between, as used in jewelry or sieves.

one of the open spaces between the cords or ropes of a net.

meshes,

the threads that bind such spaces.
the means of catching or holding fast: to be caught in the meshes of the law.

Machinery. the engagement of gear teeth.

Electricity. a set of branches that forms a closed path in a network so that removal of a branch results in an open path.

Metallurgy. a designation of a given fineness of powder used in powder metallurgy in terms of the number of the finest screen through which almost all the particles will pass: This powder is 200 mesh.

verb (used with object)

to catch or entangle in or as if in a net; enmesh.

to form with meshes, as a net.

Machinery. to engage, as gear teeth.

to cause to match, coordinate, or interlock: They tried to mesh their vacation plans.

verb (used without object)

to become enmeshed.

Machinery. to become or be engaged, as the teeth of one gear with those of another.

to match, coordinate, or interlock: The two versions of the story don't mesh.

Origin of mesh

1375–1425; late Middle English mesch, apparently continuing Old English masc, max; akin to Old High German māsca, Middle Dutch maesche

SYNONYMS FOR mesh

2 web, netting, grill, screen, grid.

Related forms

in·ter·mesh, verb (used without object)mis·mesh, verbun·mesh, verb (used with object)

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Examples from the Web for meshed

It meshed together perfectly, and we realized that we could create a refreshing sound.
Big Daddy Kane: The Hip-Hop MC on Las Supper, Madonna, Jay-Z, and What’s Next|Curtis Stephen|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The term is also used for a meshed cap of refractory oxides employed in systems of incandescent lighting (see Lighting).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
Two routes from Meshed to Nishapur were open to me—one leading over a mountainous tract, the other through a lower hilly country.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventures|rminius Vambry
We came up with reinforcements for this place and Meshed Ali, as trouble was expected from the desert.
The Treasure of the Tigris|A. F. Mockler Ferryman

Once Diabolka's net was spun about him, he was caught and meshed.
The Green Book|Mr Jkai
Of all these the last is the most important, for thence a direct caravan route leads to Merv and Meshed.
The Life of Yakoob Beg|Demetrius Boulger

British Dictionary definitions for meshed (1 of 2)

Meshed

/ (mɛˈʃɛd) /

noun

a variant of Mashhad

British Dictionary definitions for meshed (2 of 2)

mesh

/ (mɛʃ) /

noun

a network; net

an open space between the strands of a network

(often plural) the strands surrounding these spaces

anything that ensnares, or holds like a netthe mesh of the secret police

the engagement of teeth on interacting gearwheelsthe gears are in mesh

a measure of spacing of the strands of a mesh or grid, expressed as the distance between strands for coarse meshes or a number of strands per unit length for fine meshes

verb

to entangle or become entangled

(of gear teeth) to engage or cause to engage

(intr often foll by with) to coordinate (with)to mesh with a policy

to work or cause to work in harmony

Derived Forms

meshy, adjective

Word Origin for mesh

C16: probably from Dutch maesche; related to Old English masc, Old High German masca

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Meshed

noun

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Definition for meshed (2 of 2)

mesh

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of mesh

SYNONYMS FOR mesh

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Examples from the Web for meshed

British Dictionary definitions for meshed (1 of 2)

Meshed

noun

British Dictionary definitions for meshed (2 of 2)

mesh

noun

verb

Derived Forms

Word Origin for mesh