mosquito netting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mosquito netting
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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The canopies were draped with mosquito netting that would be neatly tucked around our mattresses when we returned from dinner.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
The health ministry has urged people to step up anti-mosquito measures, including mosquito netting on doorways and windows, use of insect repellent and removal of any water containers that may act as breeding grounds.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023
But the mosquito netting that lashed them together was starting to fray.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022
Hendrika Mayora Victoria Kelan, who once secretly sewed a dress out of mosquito netting, was met with stares and whispers when she returned to her childhood village of Habi on the southern reaches of Indonesia.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2020
We got the mosquito netting and used it, just in case.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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