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noun (i, but usually in singular)
- (context, countable, uncountable) A pigmented keratinaceous growth that forms thin spires and grows out from a follicle on the human head, or the collection of them.
- Quotations
- Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs. - Chaucer
- And draweth new delights with hoary hairs. - Spenser
- Young man, comb your at home, not in the classroom.
- She said she couldn't go out with me Friday - she had to wash her .
- (uncountable) The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
- The on a bear makes a warm fur coat.
- (context, zoology, countable) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
- (context, botany, countable) A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).
- (rfv-sense) (countable) A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
- (obsolete) A haircloth. - Chaucer
- (countable) Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
- Just a little louder please - turn that knob a to the right.
Translations: - Dutch: haar(nl)n
- French: poil(fr)m
- German: (7)Haaresbreite(de)f
- Italian: pelo(it)m
- Spanish: pelo(es)m
Etymology: (term, her, hÄr, lang=enm), (term, heer, lang=enm), (term, hír, lang=enm), (term, hr, lang=ang) from (proto, Germanic, haeram).A cognate of the latter seems to be Lithuanian (term, Åerys, lang=lt).From the same Germanic word come, indirectly, Old Frisian (term, hÄr, lang=ofs), Dutch (term, haar, lang=nl), German (term, Haar, lang=de), Old High German (term, hÄr, lang=goh), Icelandic (term, hír, lang=is) and Swedish (term, hír, lang=sv).
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| | hair-trigger |
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noun - a trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied
- 1847: Francis Parkman, The Oregon Trail
- :... the hunter brings the sight of his rifle to bear; lightly and delicately his finger presses upon the .
- 1872: Mark Twain, Roughing It
- :Is your laugh hung on a ?--that is, is it critical, or can you get it off easy?
adjective - unstable, in a situation that could be worsened by the slightest mistake
- easy, easily angered, having a short temper
- 1922: Peter B. Kyne, Cappy Rick Retires
- :"Gus," the latter began, "am I right in assuming that you possess a reasonable amount of influence with that partner of yours, Live Wire Luiz?"
Etymology: compound hair + trigger
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| | hair gel |
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noun
- A hairstyling product in gel form that hardens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.
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| | hair moss |
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noun
- fat choy
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| | hair of the dog |
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noun
- An alcoholic drink taken the morning after to cure a hangover
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| | hair space |
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noun
- the narrowest of metallic spaces used in typesetting
- the narrowest space used between letters or words in typography
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| | hair spray |
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noun
- A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.
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| | hairball |
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noun
- A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.
- (figuratively) A messy, tangled, intractable, stay-away-from-it issue.
- The contract negotiations are turning into a real hairball.
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| | hairballs |
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noun
- (plural of, hairball)
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| | hairbow |
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noun
- a decorative bow, worn in the hair
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| | hairbows |
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noun
- (plural of, hairbow)
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| | hairbreadth |
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noun - the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount
- 1749: Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- :In short, these kind of missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune, who may be considered as thus playing tricks with us, and wantonly diverting herself at our expense.
- 1799: Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Huntly
- :This surely was a day destined to be signalized by escapes.
- 1856: Wilkie Collins, After Dark
- :Measure Maddalena, and measure Minerva, and from forehead to chin, you won't find a of difference between them.
Etymology: compound hair + breadth
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| | hairbreadths |
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noun
- (plural of, hairbreadth)
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| | hairbrush |
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noun
- A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangle, detangling hair
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| | haircut |
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noun
- The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
- The way hair is cut.
- In a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor, based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor.
Translations: - Dutch: kapsel
- French: coupe
- German: Haarschnitt
- Italian: taglio
- Spanish: corte de pelo
Etymology: From hair + cut
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| | hairdo |
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noun
- A hairstyle
- A haircut
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| | hairdresser |
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noun
- A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
Translations: - French: coiffeur coiffeuse
- German: Friseur
Etymology: hair + dresser
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| | hairdryer |
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noun
- A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.
Translations: Etymology: hair + dryer
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| | hairdryers |
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noun
- (plural of, hairdryer)
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| | haired |
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adjective - (in combination) Having some specific type of hair
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| | hairless |
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adjective
- destitute, Destitute of hair.
- bald, Bald.
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| | hairline |
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noun
- the line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
- It's just a receding -- it's not like you're going bald.
- the thinnest line that can be drawn using some graphics software
adjective
- very thin, as thin as a hair
- There was a crack in the airplane's wing.
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| | hairlines |
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noun
- (plural of, hairline)
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| | hairnet |
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noun
- A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way. (used, e.g., while cooking)
Translations: - Dutch: haarnetje
- German: Haarnetz
Etymology: "hair" + "net"
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| | hairpiece |
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noun - A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig.
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