hairnet

/ˈhɛɹˌnɛt/ · noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

hårnät(Swedish)→
hårnet(da)→
Haarnetz(German)→
haarnetje(nl)→
hairnet (English)
Relations: cog, cog, cog, cog

Related words

haarnetje(nl)Haarnetz(German)hårnet(da)hårnät(Swedish)ヘアネット(Japanese)

Descendant words

ヘアネット(Japanese) (bor)

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