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noun Printing.

the thinnest metal space used to separate words, symbols, etc.

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Origin of hair space

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby hair space

hairsbreadth, hair seal, hair sheep, hair shirt, hair slide, hair space, hairsplitting, hair spray, hairspring, hairstreak, hair stroke

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How to use hair space in a sentence

Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
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But his fingers moved through her silky strands of hair, and then down her neck.
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She used electrolysis to banish the prickly hair from her delicate face.
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They dye their hair and alter their clothes, but not enough to attract attention from authorities.
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Hangover Rx: “The old ‘hair of the dog’ is pretty much just a myth,” says White.
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I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
His hair was darker—almost brown save at the temples, where age had faded it to an ashen colour.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He frowned, and bent his head, and his long hair fell over his face, while the poor Stuttgardter sat there like a beaten hound.
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He stood before the glass hung above the wash bench and 369 smoothed his hair.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden

British Dictionary definitions for hair space

hair space

noun

printing the thinnest of the metal spaces used in setting type to separate letters or words

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