Flywire
//ˈflʌɪwʌɪə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of screening used to exclude flies and other insects. Australia, uncountable, usually
"He noticed for the first time that the fellow was naked. He had taken little notice of him in the darkened room, and afterwards had seen him only through the fly-wire door."
Example
More examples"He noticed for the first time that the fellow was naked. He had taken little notice of him in the darkened room, and afterwards had seen him only through the fly-wire door."
Etymology
From fly + wire.
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