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The invisible bouncer keeping your lunch and your scalp legally separate.
means A fine mesh worn over the hair to hold it in place or keep stray strands from falling, especially in food service or while sleeping.
from A plain English compound of "hair" and "net," both ancient Germanic words. "Hair" descends from Old English "hǣr," and "net" from Old English "net(t)," related to Dutch "net" and German "Netz" — the same word used for fishing and fowling nets since long before anyone thought to drape one over a head. The compound is straightforward and relatively modern, naming exactly what it is: a small net for the hair.
- origin
- Worn by women for centuries before lunch ladies claimed it
- hair source
- Premium ones are made from real human hair
- law
- Food codes mandate them in countless kitchens
- surgery use
- Standard issue in operating rooms worldwide
- snood cousin
- The decorative snood is its fashionable medieval ancestor
food service hairnet — required by us fda food code in commercial kitchens to prevent hair contamination
surgical hairnet — used in operating rooms during surgery to maintain sterile field, standard in all hospitals
industrial hairnet — worn in pharmaceutical manufacturing and cleanrooms to prevent particle contamination