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mane

UK/meɪn/ US/ˈmeɪn/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal''s neck

2.

growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being

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Origin

From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane”), German Mähne (“mane”), Danish man (“horse's mane”), Swedish man (“horse's mane”), Icelandic mön (“mane”).

Phrases

  • lion's mane
  • lion's mane jellyfish
  • shaggy mane

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