mosquito netting

netting used in the making of mosquito nets.

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First recorded in 1735–45

Now high collars are banished and mosquito-netting is at every door and window.
Rambles on the Riviera|Francis Miltoun
The simplest thing is a square yard of mosquito-netting thrown over the head, and tucked in well.
How to Camp Out|John M. Gould
The second floor and attic, both filled with single beds covered with mosquito-netting, were the girls' dormitories.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880|Various
"You might tie up a branch with mosquito-netting," she said.
A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life.|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

But Nancy was on her knees by Anne-Marie's bed, with her face buried in the mosquito-netting, and did not move when he entered.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres