Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Nettling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nettling \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nettling \Net"tling\, p. pr. & a.
Stinging; irritating.
{Nettling cell} (Zo["o]l.), a lasso cell. See under {Lasso}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nettle \Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nettled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nettling}.]
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.
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