haired

[ haird ]

/ hɛərd /

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adjective

having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination): dark-haired; long-haired.

New England (chiefly Maine). angry, annoyed, or upset (often followed byup): Don't get haired up over his insults.

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Origin of haired

1350–1400; Middle English hered;see hair, -ed³

How to use haired in a sentence

At that point, a tall, brown-haired man with wire-rimmed glasses came over to me, sat down, and peppered me with questions.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Long gone are the days of the Young British Artists movement: now a salt-and-pepper-haired filmmaker is the artist of the moment.
Has the Turner Prize Gone Soft?|David Levesley|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly, a tall, curly haired white man appeared and thrust himself in the middle of the opposing forces.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era|Gary May|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Joe Sutter is 93 now, silver-haired and moving a tad more slowly than he would like, but still pugnacious and sharp of tongue.
The Sexy Dream of the 747|Clive Irving|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They sat in the hall and cried; the black-haired boy looking on from afar.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
He came later, and Harry, the black-haired boy, was mainly responsible for his coming.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
The fight was over and Lawrence rode up to the house, and was met on the porch by a white haired, fine looking old gentleman.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
She was thin, skinny, dark-haired, and possessed of great physical strength in the form of endurance.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
Mrs. Tom was very golden-haired and blue-eyed and pink and white, but none was further removed from insipidity than she.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for haired

-haired

adjective

having hair as specifiedlong-haired

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