mane
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.
Origin of mane
1Other words from mane
- maned, adjective
- maneless, adjective
- un·maned, adjective
Words Nearby mane
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The 25-year-old is tiny, with the paleness of her skin augmented by her fiery mane.
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Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceThe civet has nothing in common with the hyna but the glandular pouch, under the tail, and the mane along the neck and back-bone.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonHis white mane and tail were washed and brushed and his red coat fairly shone from the attention given.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyRichard 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
/ (meɪn) /
the long coarse hair that grows from the crest of the neck in such mammals as the lion and horse
long thick human hair
Origin of mane
1Derived forms of mane
- maned, adjective
- maneless, adjective
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