mane
[ meyn ]
/ meɪn /
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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 Mähne,Dutch manen,Old Norse mǫn
OTHER WORDS FROM mane
maned, adjectivemaneless, adjectiveun·maned, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for mane
mane
/ (meɪn) /
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, adjectivemaneless, adjectiveWord 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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