Meaning of MANE
| Pronunciation: | | meyn
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- [n] long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
- [n] growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
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| | Synonyms: | | head of hair |
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| | See Also: | | encolure, hair, hair, homo, human, human being, king of beasts, lion, man, Panthera leo | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mane\, n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G.
m["a]hne, OHG. mana, Icel. m["o]n, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene
necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. many[=a] neck
muscles. [root]275.]
The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or
about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse,
the lion, etc. See Illust. of {Horse}.
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| | Related Terms: | | bristle, capillament, cilium, coat, crop, fleece, fur, hair, head, head of hair, horsehair, locks, mat, mop, pelt, pile, pubescence, pubic hair, setula, shag, shock, thatch, tresses, wool |
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