Nes"tling, a. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
Nes"tor (?), n. (Zoöl.) A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New
Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.
Nes*to"ri*an (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch
of Constantinople in the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic
for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged
into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was
improper to call Mary the mother of God though she might be called the
mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of
Nestorius in Persia, India, and other Oriental countries, and still in
existence. Opposed to Eutychian.
Nes*to"ri*an, a. 1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.
2. Relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warrior and counselor
mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian
caution.
Nes*to"ri*an*ism (?), n. The doctrines of the Nestorian Christians, or
of Nestorius.
Net (nt), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G.
netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. nät, 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.
Net, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Netting.] 1. To
make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to net silk.