beard net

English

Etymology

By analogy with hairnet.

Noun

beard net (plural beard nets)

  1. A net designed to keep beard hair out of the way.
    • 2011, Ellah Etemadi, The Linguist, page The Linguist:
      He wears a beard net, which I always have problem with.
    • 2015, Casey Gray, Discount: A Novel:
      Got to put a hair net and a beard net on before you set foot in the clean zone, bro.
    • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 223:
      There was a strict dress code: no shoes, a lab coat and a hairnet—beard nets were also provided.
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