hairnet

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US/ˈhɛɹˌnɛt/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhairnet (plural hairnets)

plural hairnets · alternative hair net · alternative hair-net

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

Origin

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek κεκρύφαλος
  • κεκρύφαλος (kekrúphalos)net designed to keep hair up
Catalan ret
  • retnet designed to keep hair up
Chinese Mandarin 髮網 /发网, 頭套 /头套
  • 髮網 /发网 (fàwǎng)net designed to keep hair up
  • 頭套 /头套 (tóutào)net designed to keep hair up
Danish hårnet
  • hårnetnet designed to keep hair up
Dutch haarnet
  • haarnetnet designed to keep hair up
Finnish hiusverkko
  • hiusverkkonet designed to keep hair up
French filet à cheveux, résille
  • filet à cheveuxnet designed to keep hair up
  • résillenet designed to keep hair up
German Haarnetz
  • Haarnetznet designed to keep hair up
Greek φιλέ
  • φιλέ (filé)net designed to keep hair up
Irish eangach ghruaige, líontán gruaige
  • eangach ghruaigenet designed to keep hair up
  • líontán gruaigenet designed to keep hair up
Italian retina
  • retinanet designed to keep hair up
Japanese コール, ヘアネット
  • コール (kōru)net designed to keep hair up
  • ヘアネット (heanetto)net designed to keep hair up
Latin rēticulum
  • rēticulumnet designed to keep hair up
Polish siatka na włosy
  • siatka na włosynet designed to keep hair up
Portuguese rede para os cabelos
  • rede para os cabelosnet designed to keep hair up
Russian се́тка
  • се́тка (sétka)net designed to keep hair up
Spanish redecilla
  • redecillanet designed to keep hair up
Welsh rhwyden wallt
  • rhwyden walltnet designed to keep hair up

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TehranitherianAthirneinheartinearth
Cite this entry
APA

hairnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairnet

MLA

“hairnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairnet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairnet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairnet.

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