- fishnet
- noun Date: before 12th century 1. netting fitted with floats and weights or a supporting frame for catching fish 2. a coarse open-mesh fabric
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fishnet
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fishnet — [fish′net΄] n. 1. a net for fishing 2. an open weave, usually coarse, fabric adj. made of fishnet fabric [fishnet stockings] … English World dictionary
fishnet — ► NOUN ▪ an open mesh fabric resembling a fishing net … English terms dictionary
fishnet — I UK [ˈfɪʃˌnet] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms fishnet : singular fishnet plural fishnets a string net used for catching fish II UK [ˈfɪʃˌnet] / US adjective [only before noun] fishnet stockings or tights have a pattern of small… … English dictionary
fishnet — /fish net /, n. 1. a net for catching fish. 2. a fabric having an open mesh resembling a fishnet. adj. 3. being of an open mesh weave: fishnet stockings. [bef. 1000; ME; OE fiscnett. See FISH, NET1] * * * … Universalium
fishnet — 1) any net used to catch fishes 2) any material having the open mesh pattern of a fishnet, e.g. women s stockings 3) nothing to do with fish; computer slang for first in, still here referring to slowed or stopped processes, in this case on a… … Dictionary of ichthyology
fishnet — noun Fishnet is used before these nouns: ↑pantyhose, ↑stocking, ↑tights … Collocations dictionary
fishnet — [[t]fɪ̱ʃnet[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N n Fishnet tights or stockings are made from a stretchy fabric which has wide holes between its threads, rather like the holes in a fishing net … English dictionary
fishnet — fish•net [[t]ˈfɪʃˌnɛt[/t]] n. 1) a net for catching fish 2) tex clo a fabric having an open mesh resembling a fishnet • Etymology: bef. 1000 … From formal English to slang
fishnet — n. (often attrib.) an open meshed fabric (fishnet stockings) … Useful english dictionary
fishnet stockings — noun plural STOCKINGS that have a pattern of small holes, like a fishnet … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Fishnet Stockings — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Rockabilly Rock Punk Gründung 1989 Auflösung 2001 … Deutsch Wikipedia
