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hairnet

British  
/ ˈhɛəˌnɛt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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No one in a hairnet is offering samples of Caribbean cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

La Princesita production manager Cesario “Chayo” Covarrubias, who has worked there for 35 years, passed by in a hairnet and white coat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

“This kind of work is humbling for sure,” Madden said, adjusting the hairnet on his head.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

On Friday morning, a nearby digital billboard flashed an advertisement from the Wayne Farms chicken company, with a photo of a smiling female worker in a smock and a hairnet.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2021

She looked like Renee again, but without the hairnet.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds