hairnet

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hairnet

/ˈhɛɹˌnɛt/ US

Rhymes with -ɛɹnɛt

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

noun hairnets · hair net · hair-net

A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.

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noun net designed to keep hair up

Español	redecilla
日本語	コール kōru, ヘアネット heanetto
中文	髮網 /发网 fàwǎng, 頭套 /头套 tóutào
Português	rede para os cabelos
Français	filet à cheveux, résille
Deutsch	Haarnetz
Italiano	retina
Ελληνικά	φιλέ filé
Русский	се́тка sétka

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@misc{hairnet_2026,
  title = {hairnet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hairnet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}