maille — meaning in English

English meaning

• girth noun The measurement around something; its circumference.
• mesh noun Material made of crossed strands with regular small gaps between them, like a net or screen.
• stitch noun A single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, knitting, or in closing a wound.

Senses

maille is used for these senses in English:

• girth (graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
• mesh A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
• stitch A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

girth — full definition

1. noun The measurement around something; its circumference.
2. noun A strap that goes under a horse's belly to hold a saddle in place.

mesh — full definition

1. noun Material made of crossed strands with regular small gaps between them, like a net or screen.
2. noun A network in which every device connects to several others rather than to one central hub.
3. verb To fit together or work well as a combined unit; to mesh with something.

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