hair net

noun

1. a cap of loose net, as of silk or nylon, for holding the hair in place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hair net¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

She slipped out to take off her hair net and her gray uniform, changing into shiny black shoes and a sparkly red and black sweater.

From Washington Post

Take for example the cook, Thet said, standing by the kitchen door and gesturing at a middle-aged woman in an apron and a hair net, sweating over a wok.

From Washington Post

The photos also saw the star donning a white lab coat but neither gloves nor a hair net.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I, who could see her soul, could also see her secret: that even while she wore a hair net and work clothes to scrub toilets and floors, she wore an invisible diadem.”

From Washington Post

“Bennie Frances Davis may have looked like a typical, African American domestic worker to many of the people who saw her on an ordinary day, but I, who could see her soul, could also see her secret: that even while she wore a hair net and work clothes to scrub toilets and floors, she wore an invisible diadem,” he wrote.

From Washington Times