mane
Americannoun
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the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
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Informal. (on a human being) a head of distinctively long and thick or rough hair.
noun
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the long coarse hair that grows from the crest of the neck in such mammals as the lion and horse
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long thick human hair
Other Word Forms
- maned adjective
- maneless adjective
- unmaned adjective
Etymology
Origin of mane
before 900; Middle English; Old English manu; cognate with German Mähne, Dutch manen, Old Norse mǫn
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She once had such a lush mane that her hairdressers complained about it.
"Not necessarily swapping any in or out, but mixing magnesium with lion's mane, for example."
From BBC
Prices vary by location but at Black Sheep Coffee in Birmingham, adding a shot of lion's mane to your coffee costs 99p, and a shot of collagen costs £1.09.
From BBC
Her face breaks into a smile as Woo jumps onto her shoulder and picks at the crumbs left in his mane of fur.
From Literature
Having red ribbons braided through one’s mane, prancing obediently through obstacle courses, and taking jumps at a trot—what was it all for?
From Literature
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