The layer of dead and living bugs on our hair created a hairnet-like illusion.
From the sltrib.com
He tries to make a living in a hairnet slicing baloney at the deli counter.
From the buffalonews.com
An older woman in a hairnet was scooping up the beans and placing them in open palms.
From the dailyherald.com
I remember being required to wear a hairnet in Home Ec in High School.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Wear the hairnet, avoid the Percocet, don't ask questions and above all, leave the gown open.
From the latimes.com
Food handlers must wear a hat or hairnet to protect food and clean items from contamination.
From the toledoblade.com
It lasted longer because the hairnet kept the decorations in place.
From the sacbee.com
On the night before the wedding, the bride bound up her hair with a yellow hairnet she had woven.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Sometimes this can feel like wrangling a hairnet on a jellyfish.
From the lightbox.time.com
More examples
A small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
A hairnet, or sometimes simply a net or caul, is a small, often elasticised, fine net worn over long hair to hold it in place. It is often worn by food service workers to prevent hair from contaminating the food. A snood is similar but a looser fit and with a much coarser mesh.
A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way. (used, e.g., while cooking)
Obsolete type of helmet, consisting of a network of stuffed leather straps.