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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.
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Origin of mane before 900; Middle English; Old English manu; cognate with German MÀhne, Dutch manen, Old Norse mǫn
OTHER WORDS FROM mane maned, adjective maneless, adjective un·maned, adjective
Words nearby mane mandrel ,
mandrill ,
mandrin ,
manducate ,
mandyas ,
mane ,
man-eater ,
man-eating ,
man-eating shark ,
maneb ,
maned wolf
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Words related to mane ridge ,
brink ,
edge ,
hem ,
outskirts ,
perimeter ,
periphery ,
skirt ,
verge ,
eyebrow ,
fiber ,
fur ,
grass ,
haircut ,
hairstyle ,
sideburn ,
strand ,
wig ,
wool ,
aigrette
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Yes, the 2003 and 2021 governor recall elections have plenty of similarities, all the way down to Gray Davis and Gavin Newsom both having luxurious mane s.
It has two heat settings, a cooling option, and is capable of handling significant mane s.
Literally feathering on different parts of its body, mainly on its back, like a mane perhaps, wherever it was, an âextravaganceâ in evolutionary terms.
The only woman onstage, she sat at the piano and began to play, her face hidden by a fierce mane that danced as her hands flitted across the keys.
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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British Dictionary definitions for mane
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
Derived forms of mane maned , adjective maneless , adjective Word Origin for mane Old English manu; related to Old High German mana, Old Norse mön, and perhaps to Old English mene and Old High German menni necklace
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