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Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
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A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle
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A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
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A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots etc.
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A net for confining a woman's hair.
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A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making it amble.
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An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil.
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A beam compass.