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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.
Printing.
  1. a very thin line on the face of a type.
  2. a style of type consisting entirely of such lines.
  3. a thin rule for printing fine lines.
  4. undesirable vertical lines between letters, caused by worn matrices.

adjective

narrow or fine as a hair: a hairline fracture.

RELATED WORDS

ingenious, faint, slight, profound, sophisticated, indirect, exquisite, understated, rare, gentle, fragile, mild, elegant, delightful, delicious, graceful, tender, subtle, soft, delicate

Nearby words

hairdryer treatment, haired, hairgrip, hairif, hairless, hairline, hairline fracture, hairnet, hairpiece, hairpin, hairsbreadth

Origin of hairline

First recorded in 1725–35; hair + line1
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British Dictionary definitions for hairline

hairline

/ (ˈhɛəˌlaɪn) /

noun

the natural margin formed by hair on the head
  1. a very narrow line
  2. (as modifier)a hairline crack
printing
  1. a thin stroke in a typeface
  2. any typeface consisting of such strokes
  3. thin lines beside a character, produced by worn or poorly cast type
a rope or line of hair
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Medicine definitions for hairline

hairline

[ hâr′līn′ ]

n.

The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the front.
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