midge net

noun

A net worn around the head and face to keep off insects.

OriginMiddle English *migge-net ← Old English myċġnett →
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Meanings

nounmidge net (plural midge nets)

plural midge nets · alternative midge-net

  1. A net worn around the head and face to keep off insects.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmyċġnett“mosquito net”
  2. Middle English*migge-net
  3. Englishmidge net

From Middle English *migge-net, from Old English myċġnett (“mosquito net”), equivalent to midge + net. Cognate with West Frisian muggennet, Dutch muggennet, German Mückennetz, Danish myggenet, Swedish myggnät.

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