netlike

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Among the man-made materials are the black wires that Kirsty Little twists into dynamic forms and tips with colored wax, and the extruded plastic filament that Liz Lescault weaves into netlike hangings.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

The whips beat in sync to pull water across the cell’s netlike collar to capture microscopic particles, even floating DNA, for food.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 3, 2021

Although you wouldn’t know this without reading a wall label, the fine netlike patterns in Ellen Lesperance’s gouache paintings are inspired by photographic close-ups of clothing worn by female activists, past and present.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2017

It's a creatively decorated space: translucent netlike fixtures hang in midair, like hovering walls.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2012

She paused, reviewing it in her mind, but did netlike to lay more stress upon it.

From A Life's Morning by Gissing, George