hair net


noun
  1. a cap of loose net, as of silk or nylon, for holding the hair in place.

Origin of hair net

1
First recorded in 1860–65

Words Nearby hair net

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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.

  • Petticoat was just going out and he sat before the mirror, earnestly adjusting a hair net over his permanent.

    Ptomaine Street | Carolyn Wells
  • The Buckler Maiden, still pale from the loss of blood, wore her head bandaged under the iron hair-net that she used for a casque.

  • Now a fluffy blonde is all right, I suppose, if she wears a hair net.

    Fore! | Charles Emmett Van Loan
  • Loose 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

hairnet

/ (ˈhɛəˌnɛt) /


noun
  1. any of several kinds of light netting worn over the hair to keep it in place

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