hair net
noun
a cap of loose net, as of silk or nylon, for holding the hair in place.
hair nets
-
pluralof hair net.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Concerns included kitchen workers not wearing hair nets or tying their hair back.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
Kitchen workers wearing hair nets and visors oversaw the final preparations, while waiting staff in full personal protective equipment roamed the restaurant.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2022
He had a proclivity for bad puns and would buy gag gifts by the case, things like fart machines and hair nets covered in pink curlers.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2018
Before we walked into the room, Sabine Mader, the manager of the farm, asks us to put on white coats, gloves and hair nets – and a beard net for my husband.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2018
The hair nets which kept them together were strung with pearls, and the kerchiefs were of Eastern silk.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
