noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.
2. 2
   a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place wordnet

Example

More examples

"You should be wearing a hairnet."

Etymology

From hair + net. Compare Dutch haarnetje, German Haarnetz, Danish hårnet, Swedish hårnät.

Related phrases

granny's hairnet

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