fly net
noun
a net or fringe to protect a horse from flies or other insects.
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Down her broad back there hung a great gauzy lace veil, big enough to make a fly-net for a cow camel in summer.
Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) | A. G. HalesWith respect to Lepidoptera, it is necessary to disable them while yet in the fly-net, immediately after their capture.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) | William KirbyIf you hold your expanded fly-net before this (as nocturnal insects fly to the light), you may thus entrap a considerable number.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) | William KirbyScarcely any implement seems a greater favourite with British collectors than what may be called the fly-net.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) | William Kirby
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