"beard net" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beard nets [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with hairnet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} beard net (plural beard nets)
  1. A net designed to keep beard hair out of the way.
    Sense id: en-beard_net-en-noun-333MJXsV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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