hairnet
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Both wore a sort of thin metallic hairnet, with wires snaking down the back of their necks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
She took time to push a stray wisp of hair under the elastic of her hairnet.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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