fishnet

[ fish-net ]
/ ˈfɪʃˌnɛt /

noun

a net for catching fish.
a fabric having an open mesh resembling a fishnet.

adjective

being of an open-mesh weave: fishnet stockings.

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Origin of fishnet

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fiscnett.See fish, net1

Words nearby fishnet

fish ladder, fishline, fish louse, fish meal, fishmonger, fishnet, Fish or cut bait, fish out, Fish out of water, fishplate, fish pole
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British Dictionary definitions for fishnet

fishnet
/ (ˈfɪʃˌnɛt) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a net for catching fish
  1. an open mesh fabric resembling netting
  2. (as modifier)fishnet tights
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