mosquito netting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mosquito netting
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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The health ministry has urged people to step up anti-mosquito measures, including mosquito netting on doorways and windows, use of insect repellent and removal of any water containers that may act as breeding grounds.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023
But the mosquito netting that lashed them together was starting to fray.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022
She felt she was coming into who she was, and relished the few times when no one was around when she could try on her dress of mosquito netting.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2020
Desks were decorated with action figure collections, wrapping-papered walls, or mosquito netting.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2015
I pressed my face close to the window, close to the small tear in the mosquito netting that Amaka blamed for letting in every moth that flapped around the light bulb at night.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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