beard net

English

Etymology

By analogy with hairnet.

Noun

beard net (plural beard nets)

1. A net designed to keep beard hair out of the way.
   • 2011, Ellah Etemadi, The Linguist, page The Linguist:

     He wears a beard net, which I always have problem with.

   • 2015, Casey Gray, Discount: A Novel:

     Got to put a hair net and a beard net on before you set foot in the clean zone, bro.

   • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 223:

     There was a strict dress code: no shoes, a lab coat and a hairnet—beard nets were also provided.