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Meaning
Noun
●
A
pigmented
filament
of
keratin
which
grows
from a
follicle
on the
skin
of
humans
and other mammals.
●
The
collection
or
mass
of such
growths
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.
●
In Zoology:
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.
●
In Botany:
A
cellular
outgrowth
of the
epidermis
,
consisting of
one or of several cells, whether
pointed
,
hooked
,
knobbed
, or stellated.
●
Any
slender
,
flexible
outgrowth
,
filament
, or
fiber
growing
or
projecting
from the
surface
of an
object
or organism.
●
In Engineering & Firearms:
A
locking
spring
or other
safety
device
in the
lock
of a
rifle
, etc;
capable
of being
released
by a
slight
pressure
on a hair-trigger.
●
Haircloth; a
hair
shirt.
●
Any very small
distance
, or
degree
; a hairbreadth.
●
Complexity;
difficulty
;
the quality
of being hairy.
Verb
●
To
remove
the
hair
from.
●
To
grow
hair
(where
there was
a
bald
spot).
●
To cause to have or
bear
hair
; to provide with
hair
●
To
string
the
bow
for a violin.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hair
English
her
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Ere
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Tare
Fare
Ayer
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Rare
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PèRe
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Unaware
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