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mane
[ meyn ]
noun
- the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Informal. (on a human being) a head of distinctively long and thick or rough hair.
mane
/ meɪn /
noun
- the long coarse hair that grows from the crest of the neck in such mammals as the lion and horse
- long thick human hair
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Derived Forms
- ˈmaneless, adjective
- maned, adjective
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Other Words From
- maned adjective
- maneless adjective
- un·maned adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mane1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mane1
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Example Sentences
The 25-year-old is tiny, with the paleness of her skin augmented by her fiery mane.
Unlike Cosby, who had only a fringe of gray hair left, he still sported a silver mane.
Pence, with his thick mane of hair and thick build, looks great on a flier.
His long black mane, a hipster staple run wild, has grown into legend.
First lady Jackie Kennedy would often add a perfectly coiffed swirl of human hair to her own mane for updos and special occasions.
Those two, Harry and Mary, are exactly alike, except for Harry's curly mane of lion-coloured wig.
The poor beast has no ears left and his mane is all notched like an old broken comb; but Roger loves him.
The civet has nothing in common with the hyna but the glandular pouch, under the tail, and the mane along the neck and back-bone.
His white mane and tail were washed and brushed and his red coat fairly shone from the attention given.
Richard rode with his head bent over Rollo's black mane, letting the horse thunder at will at the heels of Marchegai.
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