Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ancient Greek music, the upper tone of the disjunct tetrachord: so called because it was the last or uppermost tone of the earlier and simpler systems. Its pitch is supposed to have been about equivalent to the modern E next above middle C. See
tetrachord . - noun A Middle English form of
neat . - A Middle English form of
neat .
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Examples
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October 8, 2009 at 4:30 am dere iz eh nete Smifsoniun desine/krafz muesem…dey haz teh neetuss stawf!
Dis veggee - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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July 31, 2009 at 8:05 am hey, cheezfrens: heer iz nete linkee tu raynestorm bii clahppen peeps:
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But it holds the chief and highest power, as mese to hypate, in respect of the concupiscent; as mese to nete, in respect of the irascible; insomuch as it depresses and heightens, — and in fine makes a harmony, — by abating what is too much and by not suffering them to flatten and grow dull.
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But it may be ridiculous to describe the first, middle, and last by their place; since we see hypate highest in the harp, lowest in the pipe; and wheresoever you place the mese in the harp, provided it is tunable, it sounds more acute than hypate, and more grave than nete.
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It is written particularly vpon the head of euery puncheon: and the nete weight of the fatte of almonds is 500 li. two quarters.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Acestea sunt, desigur, doar de funcţionare intern al nete mele convingeri proprii:
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Campynon thoughte that nete but deathe coulde bee,
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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We are Goddes stewards all, nete [49] of oure owne we bare.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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The Englysh nete but short horse-spears could welde;
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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As ynn the bowke [19] nete [20] alleyn [21] cann bee donne,
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
whichbe commented on the word nete
One of the three Muses of the lyre that were worshipped at Delphi.
September 6, 2008