Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A fine net or screen used to keep out mosquitoes.
Wiktionary
- n. A fine net placed around a bed to protect the occupant against mosquitos and the diseases carried by them
WordNet 3.0
- n. a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos
Examples
“The Havel character asserts, "He who argues with a mosquito net will never dance with a goat near Podmokly.”
1968 the Year that Rocked the World
“Once in the middle of the night she heard Bill Holland get up and go out into the veranda; peering out through her mosquito net she could see him standing motionless against the stars.”
A Town Like Alice
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