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netting

netting

14 2.7
A light cloth with many small holes used to cover or decorate
  • noun
  • /ˈnɛtɪŋ/
: malla
  • The mosquito netting fills with wind and then hangs limp again, brushing Aida's shoulders.
  • camouflage netting
  • mosquito netting
  • mesh netting

Kirsten was my roommate in China, and we were sleeping on straw mattresses with mosquito netting and concrete floors.

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Examples

  • Kirsten was my roommate in China, and we were sleeping on straw mattresses with mosquito netting and concrete floors.

  • And you put some netting on it so I can breathe through at night time.

  • But actually we trimmed off the netting that was on them.

  • We removed the mosquito netting and looked at the sky.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The season for getting out the mosquito netting and hanging it up had arrived in Yamabe.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Bands of mosquitoes buzzed on the netting around my face.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Mosquito netting is predominantly in Africa, Southeast Asia, any tropical climate.

  • Behind a lace curtain, in a small room, stands a crib covered in mosquito netting and lit by red-tinted lightbulbs.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The artist used colorful netting to create a beautiful curtain for the exhibition.

  • To keep the bugs out, she hung a piece of netting over the window during the summer.

Synonyms

net
vsnetting
428 1.0

A mesh fabric used to catch things, for example fish, or as a barrier in sports

is a delicate decorative textile for veils curtains and ornamentation
gauze
vsnetting
44 3.6

A thin, light cloth with a loose weave used to cover wounds

is decorative loose fabric used for veils curtains rather than medical dressing
mesh
vsnetting
39 3.7

A net of wire or thread that has many open holes

is a looser decorative fabric used for veils curtains and ornaments
net curtain
vsnetting
  • UK
1 2.8

Thin curtain with small holes that lets light in but stops people outside from seeing in

is the general loose fabric type rather than the finished window item
veiling
vsnetting
1 5.8

A thin net fabric used to make veils or decorate clothes

is a similar loose fabric but used more widely for decorative purposes
meshing
vsnetting
1 4.3

A fabric of string or wire with many small holes

is a softer decorative fabric mainly for veils curtains and ornaments

How Open

lace
80 2.0
netting
14 2.7
mesh
39 3.7

Surface Forms

netting singular
nettings plural

Morphology

netting = net (transparent) = net + ing

The word is transparently built from 'net' plus '-ing', referring to material resembling or made as a net.

Etymology

Netting comes from the simple word net, which means 'a web of threads' and is the same basic idea behind words like network and internet. So netting as a fabric is literally material made in a net form, with open spaces between the threads.