hairnet

British

/ ˈhɛəˌnɛt /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

At a processing facility on the outskirts of town workers kitted out in white suits, hairnets, facemasks, and blue plastic gloves and boots prepare fresh and smoked salmon for export to the US and Japan.

From BBC

They wore white coats and hairnets over their hair.

From Literature

In 2015, a machine caught the hairnet of an Ohio worker and ripped off part of her scalp.

From New York Times

Socos are required to wear two pairs of plastic gloves and a mask at most crime scenes as a bare minimum, with the addition of over-suits, hairnets and boots at major crime scenes, she added.

From BBC

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