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hairnet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈhɛɹˌnɛt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛɹnɛt

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ret — net designed to keep hair up
  • Chinese Mandarin: 髮網 /发网 (fàwǎng) — net designed to keep hair up
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頭套 /头套 (tóutào) — net designed to keep hair up
  • Danish: hårnet — net designed to keep hair up
  • Dutch: haarnet — net designed to keep hair up
  • Finnish: hiusverkko — net designed to keep hair up
  • French: filet à cheveux — net designed to keep hair up
  • French: résille — net designed to keep hair up
  • German: Haarnetz — net designed to keep hair up
  • Greek: φιλέ (filé) — net designed to keep hair up
  • Ancient Greek: κεκρύφαλος (kekrúphalos) — net designed to keep hair up
  • Ingrian: karvaverkko — net designed to keep hair up
  • Interlingua: rete pro le capillos — net designed to keep hair up
  • Irish: eangach ghruaige — net designed to keep hair up
  • Irish: líontán gruaige — net designed to keep hair up
  • Italian: retina — net designed to keep hair up
  • Japanese: コール (kōru) — net designed to keep hair up
  • Japanese: ヘアネット (heanetto) — net designed to keep hair up
  • Latin: rēticulum — net designed to keep hair up
  • Old English: feaxnett — net designed to keep hair up
  • Polish: siatka na włosy — net designed to keep hair up
  • Portuguese: rede para os cabelos — net designed to keep hair up
  • Russian: се́тка (sétka) — net designed to keep hair up
  • Spanish: redecilla — net designed to keep hair up
  • Welsh: rhwyden wallt — net designed to keep hair up