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Definition of: hair
(hâr) noun
1. One of the filaments of modified epidermal tissue growing from the skin or outer covering of a mammal. ♦ Collateral adjectives: capillary, pilar.
2. Any mass of such filaments, especially that which grows upon the head.
3. Any filamentous process.
4. Bot. An outgrowth of the epidermis in plants.
5. Hair-cloth; specifically, mats woven from horsehair, used in expressing oils, etc.
6. Figuratively, an exceedingly minute, slight, or delicate thing, space, etc.
—adjective Like, or made of, hair.
—to a hair line With the utmost exactness.
—to split hairs To quibble; make petty or excessive distinctions.
—to let down one's hair To disclose the actual state of one's affairs.
—not to turn a hair To show or reveal no sign of exhaustion nor a lack of composure. ♦ Homophone: hare. [OE hær]
—hair′less adj
Hair may appear as a combining form in hyphemes or solidemes, or as the first element in two–word phrases; as in:
| hairband | hairmonger |
| hair bleacher | hairmongering |
| hair braid | hair net |
| haircap | hair oil |
| hair carder | hair powder |
| hair clipper | hair remover |
| hair–collecting | hair restorer |
| hair–collector | hair ribbon |
| hair crimper | hair sorter |
| hair curler | hair straightener |
| hair drawer | hair tonic |
| hair dye | hair wash |
| hair dyer | hair washer |
| hair dyeing | hair waver |
| hairlock | hair–waving |
| hair mattress | hairwork |
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