hairnet

Also known as hair net, head net

thumb|A woman wearing a hair net in a factory

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It is catalogued under the topic Headgear.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

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thumb|A woman wearing a hair net in a factory

A hairnet, or sometimes simply a net or caul, is a small, often elasticised, fine net worn over long hair to hold it in place. It is worn to keep hair contained. A snood is similar, but a looser fit, and with a much coarser mesh and noticeably thicker yarn.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hairnet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.