fishnet

noun fish·net \ ˈfish-ˌnet \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of fishnet

1 : netting fitted with floats and weights or a supporting frame for catching fish

2 : a coarse open-mesh fabric

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Kupfner's racy take on Batman's nemesis the Riddler, with its lime-green corset and fishnet leggings, leaves her feeling too exposed for a convention.

— eder campuzano, OregonLive.com, "More than a costume: Portland cosplayers say suiting up is a labor of love," 10 Apr. 2018
Sulkowicz used two types of rope to suspend the orbs: Shibari, from the art of traditional Japanese rope bondage, and Ukidama, used on green glass floats that suspend fishnets in water.

— jane drinkard, The Cut, "‘Carry That Weight’ Artist Emma Sulkowicz Has a New Art Show," 11 Mar. 2018
One featured a model in a fur jacket and fishnet tights reclining with her legs spread wide open; the other, a model in a leotard and roller-skate stilettos bending over a stool.

— elaine sciolino, New York Times, "Saint Laurent’s Power Woman," 27 Feb. 2018
She’s been known to wear everything from a sheer fishnet bodysuit to a black-tie silk gown.

— avery matera, Teen Vogue, "Bella Thorne Wears a Black Leather Jacket As a Dress to "Midnight Sun" Afterparty," 16 Mar. 2018
One of the ads includes a photo of the backside of a woman wearing a short skirt and fishnet stockings, clearly meant to be a prostitute working the streets.

— brian chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News, "LaHood trashes foe in last-minute round of ads; Gonzales labels them ‘outlandish, Trump-like’," 2 Mar. 2018
This season, bohemian dressing means fishnets, leather and lots of ruffles.

— New York Times, "Spring’s Fresh Take on Bohemia," 8 Feb. 2018
Remember when female empowerment meant baring thighs in fishnet stockings, knee-high boots and mini-skirts?

— jim rutter, Philly.com, "Broadway Theatre's 'Beehive': A lazy, so-so celebration of women, song and teased hair," 25 Feb. 2018
On the material front, H&M added Econyl—a 100 percent regenerated nylon fiber made of recycled fishnets and nylon waste—to the line, which also makes use of recycled polyester as well as organic linens, cottons, and silks.

— Vogue, "Exclusive: H&M Finds Inspiration at Home—And in Christy Turlington Burns—For Its 2018 Conscious Exclusive Collection," 12 Feb. 2018

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