Hairnet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A mesh for holding the hair in place.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way. (used, e.g., while cooking)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A net worn by women to confine the hair. Compare caul, 1 , crespine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    net    meshwork    network    mesh    meshing   
    Hyponym
    shpitzel    snood   
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