A midge net is a fine veil worn over the face against small flies. Wear a midge net.
The mesh has to be finer than for mosquitoes, since a midge is a fraction of the size. A midge net looks ridiculous and is worn by everybody in the west of Scotland in July.
1nounmidge netA fine veil worn over the face against small flies.
“The midge net came out of the bag on the second evening.”
midge net is a net.
Midge plus net; Old English mycgnett named a net against biting flies.
Old English
myċġnett — mosquito net
Middle English
*migge-net
English, today
midge net
From Middle English migge-net, from Old English myċġnett (“mosquito net”), equivalent to midge + net. Cognate with West Frisian muggennet, Dutch muggennet, German Mückennetz, Danish myggenet, Swedish myggnät.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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