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Jetty vs Netty - What's the difference?

jetty | netty |

As nouns the difference between jetty and netty

is that jetty is a structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach while netty is toilet.

As adjectives the difference between jetty and netty

is that jetty is made of jet, or like jet in color while netty is like a net, or network; netted.

As a verb jetty

is to jut out; to project.

jetty

English

(wikipedia jetty)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ‘pier, jetty, causeway’. Compare jet, jutty.

Noun

(jetties)
  • A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
  • A wharf or dock extending from the shore.
  • (architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
    • Synonyms
    * (protective structure) mole, breakwater * pier
    Coordinate terms
    * (pier) quay, levee
    Hypernyms
    * (pier) wharf, dock

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (obsolete) To jut out; to project.
    • (Florio)

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (archaic) Made of jet, or like jet in color.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , III.75:
    • those large black eyes were so blackly fringed, / The glossy rebels mocked the jetty stain [...].
  • * 1885 , Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night , vol. 1:
    • She raised her face veil [...] showing two black eyes fringed with jetty lashes, whose glances were soft and languishing and whose perfect beauty was ever blandishing [...].
    Derived terms
    * jettiness

    References

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    netty

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like a net, or network; netted.

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly a corruption of (necessity) or (necessary); (etyl) . Alternatively it may be derived from (etyl) gabinetti.

    Alternative forms

    * nettie

    Noun

    (netties)
  • (Geordie) toilet
    • References
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