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fishnet

[ fish-net ]

noun

  1. a net for catching fish.
  2. a fabric having an open mesh resembling a fishnet.


adjective

  1. being of an open-mesh weave:

    fishnet stockings.

fishnet

/ ˈɪʃˌɛ /

noun

  1. a net for catching fish
    1. an open mesh fabric resembling netting
    2. ( as modifier )

      fishnet tights

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fishnet1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fiscnett. See fish, net 1
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Five thousand fans, decked out in silver lamé and fishnet tops, packed the floor for two hours of zesty, bilingual club music.

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Dressed in a stunning wash of brightly colored patterns with a thick string of peals, large hoop earrings and white fishnet stockings, Von Furstenberg radiates an effortless glamour.

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She is in a Nine Inch Nails 2008 tour T-shirt, thrown over a slip dress with fishnets on, and Cortez is in a T-shirt, cargo shorts and boots.

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In a broad grassland beneath an Australian sunset, dancers in everything from fishnets to field attire let loose an unchoreographed mishmash of steps, leaps, twirls, and twerks.

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He keeps pictures of the makeshift clocks on his phone, including one decorated with the fishnet design typically embroidered on Palestinian keffiyeh scarves.

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