0 a light net that is worn to keep a person's hair in place or, in some places of work, to keep hair out of the way :
The inspectors donned blue lab coats, slipped on their hairnets and took out digital thermometers.
The programme showed fishermen wearing hairnets, looking embarrassed and running down the regulation.
Hair elastics, bobby pins and hairnets should be the same colour as the cadet's hair.
Nursing (female) members are also encouraged to wear hairnets, especially during major parades.
The introduction of complete-capture hairnets is believed to have resulted in a decrease in incidents of contamination of this type.
Styled hair was often further confined in decorative hairnets, especially by younger women.
