English Explanatory Dictionary

midge net

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A net worn around the head and face to keep off insects.

Word forms

midge net midge nets midge-net

Etymology

From Middle English *migge-net, from Old English myċġnett (“mosquito net”), equivalent to midge + net. Cognate with West Frisian muggennet, Dutch muggennet, German Mückennetz, Danish myggenet, Swedish myggnät.

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