hair net
a cap of loose net, as of silk or nylon, for holding the hair in place.
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How to use hair net in a sentence
As both men scrambled to change into protective gear — gowns, hair nets, gloves, face shields — Henry placed the base of his right palm on her chest, pumping with only one hand because her body was too small for two.
Two kids, a loaded gun and the man who left a 4-year-old to die | John Woodrow Cox | September 27, 2021 | Washington PostPetticoat was just going out and he sat before the mirror, earnestly adjusting a hair net over his permanent.
Ptomaine Street | Carolyn WellsThe Buckler Maiden, still pale from the loss of blood, wore her head bandaged under the iron hair-net that she used for a casque.
The Iron Arrow Head or The Buckler Maiden | Eugne SueNow a fluffy blonde is all right, I suppose, if she wears a hair net.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van LoanLoose feathers should be glued in place and the wing covered with maline or a hair net of the same color.
Make Your Own Hats | Gene Allen Martin
With a pair of Mrs. Crutchley's tongs and a discarded hair-net, I was able to produce an almost immodest fringe.
A Thief in the Night | E. W. Hornung
British Dictionary definitions for hairnet
/ (ˈhɛəˌnɛt) /
any of several kinds of light netting worn over the hair to keep it in place
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