mosquito net
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noun
a screen, curtain, or canopy of net, gauze, or the like, for keeping out mosquitoes.
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Origin of mosquito net
First recorded in 1735–45
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Examples from the Web for mosquito net
Historical Examples of mosquito net
There was a room there with a golden netting, like a mosquito-net.
Aino Folk-TalesBasil Hall Chamberlain
The mosquito-net was drawn round the bed, but Hermione saw that her child was not behind it.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
I must confess, too, that I remained there long after he had crawled under his mosquito-net.
A Set of SixJoseph Conrad
A mosquito-net must be fitted to every bed, but may not always be required.
The Inhabitants of the PhilippinesFrederic H. Sawyer
All night we steamed and sleepily suffered beneath the mosquito-net.
From the Oak to the OliveJulia Ward Howe
mosquito net
mosquito netting
noun
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