fishnet
noun
fish·net
ˈfish-ˌnet 
1
: netting fitted with floats and weights or a supporting frame for catching fish
2
: a coarse open-mesh fabric
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Deep-sea fishing and bottom trawling, when a weighted fishnet is dragged across the sea floor, are considered some of the blobfish's key predators.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
In December, Simpson shared a glamorous photo of herself sitting next to some musical gear while wearing a white romper with a black fishnet midriff paired with matching black fishnets and platform boots.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Rihanna enjoyed a date night at Color Me Mine wearing nude fishnet pantaboots, while Michelle Obama wore a canary yellow shirtdress with sparkly silver boots for her Becoming book tour.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
At dawn, the streets will flood with bodies in fishnet tights and tiny bikinis, drinking Guaraná, Brazil’s answer to Coca-Cola, and cachaça, the sugarcane liquor in caipirinhas.
—Elena Clavarino, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
In December, Simpson shared a glamorous photo of herself sitting next to some musical gear while wearing a white romper with a black fishnet midriff paired with matching black fishnets and platform boots.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Rihanna enjoyed a date night at Color Me Mine wearing nude fishnet pantaboots, while Michelle Obama wore a canary yellow shirtdress with sparkly silver boots for her Becoming book tour.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
At dawn, the streets will flood with bodies in fishnet tights and tiny bikinis, drinking Guaraná, Brazil’s answer to Coca-Cola, and cachaça, the sugarcane liquor in caipirinhas.
—Elena Clavarino, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Fishnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishnet. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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fishnet
noun
fish·net
ˈfish-ˌnet
: a net for catching fish
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