"fishnet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪʃ.nɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-fishnet.wav Forms: fishnets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fishnet; equivalent to fish + net. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fishnet}} Middle English fishnet, {{compound|en|fish|net}} fish + net Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fishnet (countable and uncountable, plural fishnets)
  1. (countable) A net used to catch fish. Tags: countable Synonyms: fishing net
    Sense id: en-fishnet-en-noun-z4Bxwpkv
  2. (uncountable) A fabric mesh with an open diamond-shaped structure. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fishnet-en-noun-HhpBiUHA
  3. (countable, usually in the plural) Stockings made of fishnet fabric. Tags: countable, plural-normally Translations (fishnet stockings): visnetkous (Afrikaans), verkkosukka (Finnish), résille [feminine] (French), Netzstrumpf [masculine] (German), 網タイツ (amitaitsu) (Japanese), 망사 스타킹 (mangsa seutaking) (Korean), meia arrastão [feminine] (Portuguese), medias de rejilla (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fishnet-en-noun-zjkXGfIb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 8 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 7 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 4 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 17 11 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 21 18 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 12 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 9 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 9 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 8 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 11 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 11 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 6 79 Disambiguation of 'fishnet stockings': 12 2 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (mesh fabric): visnet (Afrikaans), κεκρύφαλος (kekrúphalos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), verkko (Finnish), résille [feminine] (French), Netz- (German)
Disambiguation of 'mesh fabric': 5 46 49

Inflected forms

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