fishnet
noun
fish·net
ˈfish-ˌnet 
1
: netting fitted with floats and weights or a supporting frame for catching fish
2
: a coarse open-mesh fabric
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The Oscar winner then broke out another transparent pair in late January while walking in Los Angeles, in a nude mesh that juxtaposed her black fishnet flats from the year before.
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Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
But Cruel World went off without a hitch, with sunny, balmy skies, the requisite amount of fishnet stockings and black leather, and a generally mellow atmosphere.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 May 2024
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Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
But Cruel World went off without a hitch, with sunny, balmy skies, the requisite amount of fishnet stockings and black leather, and a generally mellow atmosphere.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 May 2024
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fishnet
noun
fish·net
ˈfish-ˌnet
: a net for catching fish
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