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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ney  \Ney\,  n.  [AS.  net;  akin  to  D.  net,  OS  net,  netti,  OHG. 
  nezzi  G.  netz,  Icel.  &  Dan.  net,  Sw  n["a]t,  Goth.  nati;  of 
  uncertain  origin.] 
  1.  A  fabric  of  twine,  thread,  or  the  like  wrought  or  woven 
  into  meshes,  and  used  for  catching  fish,  birds, 
  butterflies,  etc 
 
  2.  Anything  designed  or  fitted  to  entrap  or  catch;  a  snare; 
  any  device  for  catching  and  holding. 
 
  A  man  that  flattereth  his  neighbor  spreadeth  a  net 
  for  his  feet.  --Prov.  xxix. 
  5. 
 
  In  the  church's  net  there  are  fishes  good  or  bad 
  --Jer.  Taylor. 
 
  3.  Anything  wrought  or  woven  in  meshes;  as  a  net  for  the 
  hair;  a  mosquito  net;  a  tennis  net. 
 
  4.  (Geom.)  A  figure  made  up  of  a  large  number  of  straight 
  lines  or  curves,  which  are  connected  at  certain  points  and 
  related  to  each  other  by  some  specified  law. 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Ney,  OH  (village,  FIPS  55874) 
  Location:  41.38068  N,  84.52097  W 
  Population  (1990):  331  (137  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  43549




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