mosquito net

a screen, curtain, or canopy of net, gauze, or the like, for keeping out mosquitoes.

Origin of mosquito net

First recorded in 1735–45

Cities of refuge are found not only in Hawaii but in the Gilberts: where their name is now invariably used for a mosquito-net.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
A mosquito-net must be fitted to every bed, but may not always be required.

The Inhabitants of the Philippines |Frederic H. Sawyer
Throwing the mosquito-net over the top of it, Gussie enveloped the sleeper in its folds, as well as he could, and vanished.

Cupid in Africa |P. C. Wren
The next night I put up a mosquito-net to protect my face and hands from these disgusting creatures.

Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak |Harriette McDougall

At first we lay down without the mosquito-net, but the flies soon drove us to its protection.

Poor Folk in Spain |Jan Gordon