hairnet

noun

hair·​net ˈher-ˌnet How to pronounce hairnet (audio)
: a net worn over the hair to keep it in place

Examples of hairnet in a Sentence

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Women in green scrubs and hairnets were lined up to greet her as her stretcher rolled out of the elevator. Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Women in green scrubs and hairnets were lined up to greet her as her stretcher rolled out of the elevator. Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026 One guy has a hairnet, but that’s about it. Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 Nothing reminded me of that as much as when Kimi and Myka, after doing runway walks in their hairnets and drab white protective garments, shoveled the graves of whey out of a slurry and pitched them into a giant bin. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hairnet

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hairnet was in 1822

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“Hairnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairnet. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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hairnet

noun
hair·​net -ˌnet How to pronounce hairnet (audio)
: a net worn over the hair to keep it in place
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