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hairline
[ hair-lahyn ]
/ ˈhɛərˌlaɪn /
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noun
a very slender line.
the lower edge of the hair, especially along the upper forehead: a hairline that slowly receded.
worsted fabric woven with very fine lines or stripes.
adjective
narrow or fine as a hair: a hairline fracture.
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British Dictionary definitions for hairline
hairline
/ (ˈhɛəˌlaɪn) /
noun
the natural margin formed by hair on the head
- a very narrow line
- (as modifier)a hairline crack
printing
- a thin stroke in a typeface
- any typeface consisting of such strokes
- thin lines beside a character, produced by worn or poorly cast type
a rope or line of hair
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