fishnet

[ fish-net ]

noun
  1. a net for catching fish.

  2. a fabric having an open mesh resembling a fishnet.

adjective
  1. being of an open-mesh weave: fishnet stockings.

Origin of fishnet

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fiscnett.See fish, net1

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British Dictionary definitions for fishnet

fishnet

/ (ˈfɪʃˌnɛt) /


noun
  1. mainly US and Canadian a net for catching fish

    • an open mesh fabric resembling netting

    • (as modifier): fishnet tights

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