fishnet, fishing net
(noun) a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fishnet (countable and uncountable, plural fishnets)
(countable) A net used to catch fish.
Synonym: fishing net
(uncountable) A fabric with an open diamond-shaped structure; normally used for stockings etc
(countable, usually in plural) Stockings made of fishnet fabric.
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
