mane

[meyn]

noun

1. the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.

2. Informal.,  (on a human being) a head of distinctively long and thick or rough hair.

mane

/ meɪn /

noun

1. the long coarse hair that grows from the crest of the neck in such mammals as the lion and horse

2. long thick human hair

Other Word Forms

• maned adjective
• maneless adjective
• unmaned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mane¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English manu; cognate with German Mähne, Dutch manen, Old Norse mǫn

Word History and Origins

Origin of mane¹

Old English manu; related to Old High German mana, Old Norse mön, and perhaps to Old English mene and Old High German menni necklace

Example Sentences

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.

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Her face breaks into a smile as Woo jumps onto her shoulder and picks at the crumbs left in his mane of fur.

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Having red ribbons braided through one’s mane, prancing obediently through obstacle courses, and taking jumps at a trot—what was it all for?

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So she let herself sleep, too, and dreamed only of happy things: chirping songbirds and Black Forest cake, and sweet-tempered ponies with long red ribbons braided through their silky manes.

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When she does return to the screen, Rogers will still be sporting her famous ginger mane, as she didn’t lose her hair during chemo.

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