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Definition of Nettles
1. n. pl. The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.
Definition of Nettles
1. Noun. (plural of nettle) ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nettles
1. nettle [v] - See also: nettle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nettles
Literary usage of Nettles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc. by David Herd, Sidney Gilpin, George Paton (1870)
"SAW ye JENNY nettles, JENNY nettles, JENNY nettles, Saw ye JENNY nettles, Coming
frae the market; Bag and baggage on her back, ..."
2. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"nettles. The nettles are represented in Minnesota by the stinging and the slender
... The first two varieties of nettles, one of which is introduced, ..."
3. Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Thomas Hardy (1917)
"THE nettles THIS, then, is the grave of my son, Whose heart she won ! And nettles
grow Upon his mound ; and she lives just below. How he upbraided me, ..."
4. Modern British Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1920)
"TALL nettles Tall nettles cover up, as they have done These many springs, the
rusty harrow, the plough Long worn out, and the roller made of stone: Only the ..."
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