hairnet

hair net

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \-ˌnet\
- /ˈheə.net/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \-ˌnet\

Definitions of hairnet word

noun hairnet a cap of loose net, as of silk or nylon, for holding the hair in place. 1
noun hairnet A piece of fine mesh fabric for confining the hair. 1
countable noun hairnet A hairnet is a small net that some women wear over their hair in order to keep it tidy. 0
noun hairnet any of several kinds of light netting worn over the hair to keep it in place 0
noun hairnet a net or fine-meshed cap of silk, etc., for keeping the hair in place 0

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Origin of hairnet

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Hairnet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hairnet

hairnet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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