netting
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2.7
- 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.
- Kirsten was my roommate in China, and we were sleeping on straw mattresses with mosquito netting and concrete floors.
- When they caught me, they put me in netting, but it was false, just like her teeth.
- And so we lined the shore of Alameda, right outside Ensenol High School with this netting.
Examples
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Kirsten was my roommate in China, and we were sleeping on straw mattresses with mosquito netting and concrete floors.
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And you put some netting on it so I can breathe through at night time.
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But actually we trimmed off the netting that was on them.
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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.
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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.
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To keep the bugs out, she hung a piece of netting over the window during the summer.
Synonyms
332
1.0
A mesh fabric used to catch things, for example fish, or as a barrier in sports
43
3.6
A thin, light cloth with a loose weave used to cover wounds
31
3.7
A net of wire or thread that has many open holes
2
5.8
A thin net fabric used to make veils or decorate clothes
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2.8
Thin curtain with small holes that lets light in but stops people outside from seeing in
A fabric of string or wire with many small holes
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Morphology
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.