mosquito netting

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noun

netting used in the making of mosquito nets.

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Origin of mosquito netting

First recorded in 1735–45

Words nearby mosquito netting

mosquitofish, mosquito fleet, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, mosquito net, mosquito netting, moss, Mossad, Mossadegh, moss agate, moss animal

How to use mosquito netting in a sentence

Just a short walk from the airstrip, these four tent platforms are fenced in with mosquito netting and are the perfect basecamp for kayaking around the national park’s massive, namesake lake.
The Best Hipcamp for Every National Park|Emily Pennington|May 19, 2021|Outside Online
And with covering from the wet and weather over my head and with plenty of mosquito netting, I felt established for the summer.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp
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
Then she sat on a chair near the child's bed, and put her face down again in the mosquito-netting.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres

The coachman turned with a dignified gesture, if one can look dignified in a shirt thin as mosquito-netting.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines|Florence Kimball Russel
Her bonnet and veila green mosquito-netting veilwere wreckedand she had managed to muddy herself thoroughly, too.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer