a net for catching fish an open mesh fabric resembling netting (as modifier): fishnet tights
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fish•net
(fish′net′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- a net for catching fish.
- Textiles, Clothinga fabric having an open mesh resembling a fishnet.
adj.
- Clothingbeing of an open-mesh weave:fishnet stockings.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English fiscnett. See fish, net1
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