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hair

UK/ˈhɛə/ US/ˈhɛə̯/ very common slang

noun

1.

dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss

  • “he combed his hair”
2.

a very small distance or space

  • “they escaped by a hair”
  • “;”
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3.

filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

  • “peach fuzz”
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4.

any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

  • “there is a hair in my soup”
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5.

cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

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6.

Origin

From Middle English her, heer, hær, from Old English hǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”), from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to scrape, comb”).

Phrases

  • angel's hair
  • bacon hair
  • beard hair
  • blue hair
  • broccoli hair
  • good hair
  • hair belt
  • hair bobble
  • hair up

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