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hair

filament that grows from the skin: Her hair was long and shiny.

Not to be confused with:

hare – rodent-like mammal having long ears; a rabbit: The race was like the tortoise and the hare.

hair

(hâr)

a. Any of the cylindrical, keratinized, often pigmented filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal.

b. A growth of such filaments, as that forming the coat of an animal or covering the scalp of a human.

2. A filamentous projection or bristle similar to a hair, such as a seta of an arthropod or an epidermal process of a plant.

3. Fabric made from the hair of certain animals: a coat of alpaca hair.

a. A minute distance or narrow margin: won by a hair.

b. A precise or exact degree: calibrated to a hair.

[Middle English her, from Old English hǣr.]

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hair

(hɛə)

1. (Zoology) any of the threadlike pigmented structures that grow from follicles beneath the skin of mammals and consist of layers of dead keratinized cells

2. (Zoology) a growth of such structures, as on the human head or animal body, which helps prevent heat loss from the body

3. (Botany) botany any threadlike outgrowth from the epidermis, such as a root hair

4. (Textiles)

a. a fabric or material made from the hair of some animals

b. (as modifier): a hair carpet; a hair shirt.

5. another word for hair's-breadth: to lose by a hair.

6. get in someone's hair informal to annoy someone persistently

7. hair of the dog hair of the dog that bit one an alcoholic drink taken as an antidote to a hangover

8. keep your hair on! informal Brit keep calm

9. let one's hair down to behave without reserve

10. not turn a hair to show no surprise, anger, fear, etc

11. split hairs to make petty and unnecessary distinctions

[Old English hær; related to Old Norse hār, Old High German hār hair, Norwegian herren stiff, hard, Lettish sari bristles, Latin crescere to grow]

ˈhairˌlike adj

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hair

(hɛər)

n.

1. any of the numerous fine, usu. cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of mammals; a pilus.

2. an aggregate of such filaments, as that covering the human head or forming the coat of most mammals.

3. any of various fine processes or bristles appearing on the surface of other animals or plants.

4. haircloth.

5. a very small amount, degree, measure, etc.; a fraction, as of time or space: The rock missed him by a hair.

Idioms:

1. get in someone's hair, to pester or irritate someone.

2. hair of the dog (that bit one), an alcoholic drink purporting to relieve a hangover.

3. let one's hair down, to behave in a relaxed, unrestrained manner.

4. split hairs, to make petty distinctions; nitpick.

5. tear one's hair (out), to manifest extreme anxiety, grief, or anger.

6. turn a hair, to show excitement, fear, or other response (usu. used in the negative): to cut through traffic without turning a hair.

[before 900; Middle English heer, Old English hǣr (c. Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse hār)]

hair′less, adj.

hair′less•ness n.

hair

hair

(hâr)

1. One of the fine strands that grow from the skin of humans and other mammals. Hair provides insulation against the cold in most mammals. Specialized hairs, such as porcupine quills, provide protection.

2. A slender growth resembling a mammalian hair, found on insects and other animals.

3. Botany A fine, thread-like growth from the outer layer of plants.

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Hair

The abundance of his hair gives the impression that his head is not fully developed, or with time has shrunk —Wright Morris
Bangs down over her forehead like a sheepdog’s —Margaret Atwood
Bangs jitter across her forehead like magnets —Susan Minot
Bangs … like overcooked bacon —Ann Beattie
Black hair hung like a river about her shoulders —Helga Sandburg
Braid of hair … like a thick black snake —Ann Petry
A crest of stiff white hair, like a prophet or a cockatoo —Ellen Currie
Golden hair fountaining around her shoulders like spilled beer —Paige Mitchell
Hair … as smooth and shining as a backbird’s wing —John Braine
Hair … auburn and abundant, like a well-nourished orangutan’s coat —James Morrow
Hair … bright and garish as brass —Margaret Millar
Hair floated around my face like wet gauze —Sue Grafton
Hair flying like a pennant —Paul Theroux
Hair foamed around her head like a dandelion cloud —Julia O’Faolain
Hair [red] … gleaming like the sand streaked with sunset —Marguerite Young
(Gray) hair grows out of my skin like rot on an ancient tree —Anon Irish verse
Hair hanging straight as nylon cord —Alfred Gillespie
Hair … its fine smooth loops, like slabs of snow, hung low on her cheeks —Gustave Flaubert
Hair like a field in bloom —T. Coraghessan Boyle
Hair like dry ashes —Maureen Howard
Hair like metal in the sun —Dorothy Parker
Hair … like ripe wheat —Nelson Algren
Hair like spilled barley —T. Coraghessan Boyle
Hair … like the rumpled wig of a clown —Hallie Burnett
Hair … moving under her comb like a muscular skin —Gary Gildner
(Whitish) hair pointy and close as a burr or a sunflower when the seeds have been picked out of it —Saul Bellow
(The girl’s black curly) hair shone like an eclipsed sun —Carol Ascher
[Blonde] hair shone like well-polished old silver —F. van Wyck Mason
(White) hair smooth as a bird’s breast —Raymond Chandler
Hair spread out like feathers —Jayne Anne Phillips
Hair … straight and sleek, and lay like black satin against her forehead —Vita Sackville-West
Hair … thin and white and very short, laid over her skull like a placemat —Helen Hudson
Hair tumbled about her like a veil —Jean Stafford
Hair which resembled a horse’s mane … was like filaments of the brightest gold of Araby —Miguel de Cervantes
Hair which was long and smooth on either side of her face, like the shut wings of a raven —Mary Austin
Heavy chestnut hair hanging like a cloak about her shoulders —Marge Piercy
Heavy straight hair swinging behind like a rope —Eudora Welty
Her hair fell in bright ripples like a rush of gold from the ladle of a goldsmith —Stephen French Whitman
Her hair burned about her like a molten copper —Maurice Hewlett
In the original simile the hair was ‘aburned.’
Her hair drooped round her pallid cheeks, like seaweed on a clam —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Her hair fell across her shoulders like a nun’s veil —Sue Grafton
Her hair … ran smooth like black water through her hands —Ross Macdonald
Her long, dark hair fell across her eyes like stray crayon marks —Joan Hess
Her long hair hung as straight as rain —Jean Stafford
Her wet hair lay flat as a second skin —Helen Hudson
His hair glittered like a skull cap of beads —Miles Gibson
His hair rose in an unruly swirl, like the topknot of some strange bird —John Yount
His hair slicks back, like a baby’s or a gangster’s … shiny as a record album —Lorrie Moore
His hair stood upright like porcupine quills —Boccaccio
His thin gray hair lay on his scalp like moulting feathers —John Cheever
A light fringe of hair, almost like frost —Joyce Carol Oates
A lock of black hair lay on his forehead like a leech —Jean Stafford
Nearly as hairy as a dog —John Yount
Peroxide hair like rope ravelings —Paul J. Wellman
Pomaded hair slicked back like shiny Naugahyde —Paul Kuttner
The thick black hair of his chest forced its way out of the opening [of his shirt] like a jungle growth seeking sunlight —Harvey Swados
A thick sprinkling of dandruff, like a fall of flour, on the shoulder of her blouse —Ruth Rendell
Thick yellow hair … like a palm thatch —Jean Stafford
Tumbling loose dark hair like a wet mop —George Garrett
Uncombed hair hung about her face like an old dog’s —H. E. Bates
Untidy hair like a lion’s mane —Barbara Pym
The wild hair of his head bloomed like fallen snow —Z. Vance Wilson
Wisps of hair, like sunburst grass hanging over eyes as clear as pale grey crystals —Edith Wharton
With his tangled mane and beard, he looked like some ridiculous lion out of a bestiary —Wallace Stegner
Pale brushed heads like candles burning in the summer sunlight —John Updike

hair

Hair can be a countable noun or an uncountable noun.

1. used as a countable noun

Each of the thread-like things growing on your head and body is a hair. You can refer to several of these things as hairs.

These tiny needles are far thinner than a human hair.

There were black hairs on the back of his hands.

2. used as an uncountable noun

However, don't refer to all the hairs on your head as your 'hairs'. Refer to them as your hair.

I washed my hands and combed my hair.

Brigitte was a young woman with long blonde hair.

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Noun	1.	hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" pelage, coat - growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal guard hair - coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals mane - long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck forelock, foretop - a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears beard - hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals body covering - any covering for the body or a body part body hair - short hair growing over a person's body pile, down - fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) head of hair, mane - growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being hairline - the natural margin formed by hair on the head parting, part - a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle" cowlick - a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) lock, ringlet, whorl, curl - a strand or cluster of hair facial hair - hair on the face (especially on the face of a man) pubic hair, bush - hair growing in the pubic area eyebrow, supercilium, brow - the arch of hair above each eye eyelash, lash, cilium - any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids integumentary system - the skin and its appendages ceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
	2.	hair - a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, whisker small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	3.	hair - filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" fuzz, tomentum plant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ stinging hair - a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid beard - a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
	4.	hair - any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup" pilus mammal, mammalian - any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk filum, filament - a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) ingrown hair - a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
	5.	hair - cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments haircloth cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	6.	hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism bristle - a stiff hair sensory hair, vibrissa, whisker - a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat seta - a stiff hair or bristle pilus - hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

hair

noun locks, mane, tresses, shock, mop, head of hair a girl with long blonde hair

let your hair down let yourself go, relax, chill out (slang, chiefly U.S.), let off steam (informal), let it all hang out (informal), mellow out (informal), veg out (slang, chiefly U.S.), outspan (S. African) a time when everyone really lets their hair down

make someone's hair stand on end terrify, shock, scare, appal, horrify, make someone's hair curl, freeze someone's blood, scare the bejesus out of (informal) the kind of smile that made your hair stand on end

not turn a hair remain calm, keep your cool (slang), not bat an eyelid, keep your hair on (Brit. informal) The man didn't turn a hair.

split hairs quibble, find fault, cavil, overrefine, pettifog Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at.

Related words
like trichomania

Quotations
"Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her" Bible: I Corinthians

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hair

noun

A slight amount or indication:

breath, dash, ghost, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.

Informal: whisker.

Translations

شَعْرشَعْرَهشعر

коса

chlupvlasvlasyochlupenísrst

hår

Haar Haaresbreite

μαλλιά τρίχα τρίχωμα μαλλί

hararoharo

pelo cabello vello

juuksed

karvatukkahiuksetjouhi

poil cheveux capillaire chevelure cheveu

बाल

kosa

hajszőr

bulurambut

hár

capelli pelo capello chioma pelame

髪

머리카락

plaukaiplaukai stojasi piestu nuoplaukas-plaukisplaukų džiovintuvas

matimatsspalva

волос волосы шерсть волосок

vlas

dlakalaslasje

hår

ผม

saç tüy kıl

tóc

头发毛发

hair

[hɛəʳ]

A. N

1. (= head of hair) → pelo m, cabello m; (on legs etc) → vello m; [of animal] → pelo m, piel f; (= fluff) → pelusa f
to comb one's hair → peinarse
to get/have one's hair cut → cortarse el pelo
to do one's hair, have one's hair done → arreglarse el pelo
grey hair → canas fpl
a fine head of hair → una hermosa cabellera
he still has a full head of hair → aún conserva todo su pelo
she's got long hair → tiene el pelo largo
to part one's hair → hacerse la raya
to remove unwanted hair → depilarse
to put one's hair up → recogerse el pelo
to wash one's hair → lavarse la cabeza or el pelo
white hair → canas fpl
to get in sb's hair → sacar de quicio a algn
to get sb out of one's hair → quitarse de encima a algn
keep your hair on! (Brit) → ¡cálmate!
to let one's hair down → echar una cana al aire, soltarse la melena, relajarse (esp LAm)
to make sb's hair stand on end → poner los pelos de punta a algn
it was enough to make your hair stand on end → te ponía los pelos de punta, era espeluznante
to tear one's hair out → ponerse frenético

2. (= single hair) → pelo m
by a hair's breadth → por un pelo or los pelos
to be within a hair's breadth of → estar a dos dedos de
the hair of the dog (that bit you) → una copita para que se pase la resaca
what you need is a hair of the dog that bit you → lo que te hace falta es tomarte otra para que se te pase la resaca
to put hairs on one's chest this will put hairs on your chest! → ¡esto te hará la mar de bien!
to split hairs → buscarle tres pies al gato, hilar muy fino
to turn a hair he didn't turn a hair → ni se inmutó, ni siquiera pestañeó

B. CPD [follicle, implant, transplant] → capilar; [lacquer] → para el pelo; [mattress] → de cerda
hair appointment N to have/make a hair appointment → tener/pedir hora en la peluquería
hair care N → cuidado m del cabello
hair clippers NPL → maquinilla f para cortar el pelo
hair conditioner N → suavizante m or (LAm) enjuague m para el cabello
hair curler N → rulo m, bigudí m
hair extension N → postizo m; (= false plait) → trenza f postiza
hair follicle N → folículo m capilar
hair gel N → fijador m
hair implant N → implante m capilar
hair loss N → pérdida f de cabello, caída f de pelo
total hair loss → pérdida f total del cabello, caída f total del pelo
hair oil N → brillantina f
hair remover N → depilatorio m
hair restorer N → loción f capilar
hair shirt N → cilicio m
hair slide N (Brit) → pasador m, hebilla f (S. Cone)
hair specialist N → especialista mf capilar
hair style N → peinado m
hair stylist N → peluquero/a m/f estilista
hair transplant N → trasplante m capilar
hair trigger N gatillo que se dispara con un ligero toque
see also hair-trigger

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hair

[ˈhɛə^r]

(collectively, on human head) → cheveux mpl; (on body) → poils mpl; [animal] → poils mpl
She's got long hair → Elle a les cheveux longs.
He's got black hair → Il a les cheveux noirs.
He's losing his hair → Il perd ses cheveux.
to brush one's hair → se brosser les cheveux
to wash one's hair → se laver les cheveux
to have one's hair cut → se faire couper les cheveux
to do one's hair → se coiffer
to get one's hair done → se faire coiffer
chest hair → poils mpl du torse
body hair → poils mpl pubic hair
to let one's hair down (= relax and enjoy o.s.) → se laisser aller
to make sb's hair stand on end → faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête de qn

(= single hair) (on human head) → cheveu m; (on body) → poil m; [animal] → poil m
with not a hair out of place → tiré(e) à quatre épingles
to split hairs (= quibble) → pinailler , couper les cheveux en quatre
to not turn a hair
He didn't turn a hair → Il n'a pas bronché.
to get in sb's hair (= annoy) → taper sur les nerfs de qn

modif [product] → capillaire, pour les cheveux
hair appointment → rendez-vous m chez le coiffeur
to have a hair appointment → avoir rendez-vous chez le coiffeur, avoir un rendez-vous chez le coiffeur hair colour, hair loss, hair removal, hair follicle, hair salon, hair extensions

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hair

(collective: on head) → Haare pl, → Haar nt; a fine head of hair → schönes volles Haar, schöne volle Haare; to do one’s hair → sich frisieren, sich (dat) → die Haare (zurecht)machen (inf); to have one’s hair cut/done → sich (dat) → die Haare schneiden/frisieren lassen; her hair always looks nice → sie ist immer sehr gut frisiert; she usually wears her hair up (in pony tail/bun) → sie trägt ihr Haar normalerweise in einem Pferdeschwanz/Knoten; to let one’s hair down (lit) → sein Haar aufmachen or lösen (geh); (fig) → aus sich (dat) → herausgehen; keep your hair on! (Brit inf) → ruhig Blut!; to get in somebody’s hair (inf) → jdm auf den Wecker or auf die Nerven gehen (inf); I wish you’d get out of my hair while I’m working (inf) → kannst du mich vielleicht in Ruhe lassen, während ich arbeite; that film really made my hair stand on end → bei dem Film lief es mir eiskalt den Rücken herunter

(= single hair) → Haar nt; not a hair on his head was harmed (fig) → ihm wurde kein Haar gekrümmt; not a hair out of place (fig) → wie aus dem Ei gepellt; to win/lose by a hair → ganz knapp gewinnen/verlieren ? turn, split

(= on body) → Haar nt, → Haare pl; (= total body hair) → Behaarung f; body hair → Körperbehaarung f

(of animal, plant) → Haar nt; (of pig) → Borste f; I’m allergic to cat hair → ich bin gegen Katzenhaare allergisch; the best cure for a hangover is the hair of the dog (that bit you) → einen Kater kuriert man am besten, wenn man mit dem anfängt, womit man aufgehört hat

attr → Haar-; (= horsehair) → Rosshaar-; hair growth → Haarwuchs m

hair

hairball

n → Haarknäuel nt

hairband

n → Haarband nt

hairbrush

n → Haarbürste f

hair care

n → Haarpflege f

hair clip

n → Clip m, → Klipp m; (for ponytail etc) → Haarspange f

hair clippers

pl → elektrische Haarschneidemaschine

hair conditioner

n → Pflegespülung f

hair cream

n → Haarcreme f, → Pomade f

hair curler

n → Lockenwickler m

haircut

n → Haarschnitt m; (= act also) → Haarschneiden nt; (= hairdo) → Frisur f; to have or get a hair → sich (dat) → die Haare schneiden lassen; I need a hair → ich muss zum Friseur, ich muss mir die Haare schneiden lassen

hairdo

n (inf) → Frisur f

hairdresser

n → Friseur m, → Friseuse f; the hair’s → der Friseur

hairdressing

n → Frisieren nt; (= tonic) → Haarwasser nt

hairdressing salon

n → Friseursalon m

hairdrier

n → Haartrockner m; (hand-held also) → Fön® m, → Föhn m; (over head also) → Trockenhaube f

hair

hair extension

n → Haarverlängerung f

hair follicle

n → Haarfollikel nt, → Haarbalg m

hair gel

n → (Haar)gel nt

hairgrip

n (Brit) → Haarklemme f, → Klemmchen nt

hair

hair lacquer

n → Haarspray m or nt

hairless

adj → unbehaart; plant → haarlos

hairline

→ Haaransatz m

(= thin line) → haarfeine Linie; (in telescope, on sight) → Faden m; (Typ) → senkrechter Strich; hairs → Fadenkreuz nt

hairline crack

n → Haarriss m

hairline fracture

n → Haarriss m

hair loss

n → Haarausfall m

hairnet

n → Haarnetz nt

hair oil

n → Haaröl nt

hairpiece

n → Haarteil nt; (for men) → Toupet nt

hairpin

n → Haarnadel f

hairpin (bend)

n → Haarnadelkurve f

hair-raiser

n (inf: = experience) → haarsträubendes or entsetzliches Erlebnis; (= film) → Horror- or Gruselfilm m, → Schocker m (inf); (= story) → Grusel- or Horrorgeschichte f

hair-raising

adj → haarsträubend

hair remover

n → Haarentferner m, → Haarentfernungsmittel nt

hair restorer

n → Haarwuchsmittel nt

hair roller

n → Lockenwickler m

hair’s breadth

n → Haaresbreite f; by a hair → um Haaresbreite; to be within a hair of ruin → am Rande des Ruins stehen; he was within a hair of winning → er hätte um ein Haar gewonnen; to escape by a hair → mit knapper Not entkommen

hair shirt

n → härenes Gewand (old, liter); (fig) → Büßerhemd nt

hair slide

n (Brit) → Haarspange f

hair space

n (Typ) → Haarspatium nt

hairsplitter

n → Haarspalter m

hairsplitting

n → Haarspalterei f

adj → haarspalterisch

hairspray

n → Haarspray m or nt

hairspring

n → Spiralfeder f

hairstyle

n → Frisur f

hair stylist

n → Coiffeur m, → Coiffeuse f, → Haarkünstler(in) m(f)

hair transplant

n → Haartransplantation f

hair trigger

n → Stecher m

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hair

[hɛəʳ] n

a. (collective, of person) → capelli mpl; (on body) → peli mpl; (000, of animal) → pelo
to comb one's hair → pettinarsi
to do one's hair → acconciarsi
to put one's hair up → raccogliersi i capelli
to have one's hair done → andare dal parrucchiere
to get one's hair cut → farsi tagliare i capelli
to remove unwanted hair (from legs, armpits) → depilarsi
to make sb's hair stand on end → far rizzare i capelli (in testa) a qn
to let one's hair down (fig) → lasciarsi andare
keep your hair on! (fam) → datti una calmata!

b. (single hair, of head) → capello; (of body, animal) → pelo
to split hairs (fig) → spaccare il capello in quattro, cercare il pelo nell'uovo
he didn't turn a hair → non ha battuto ciglio
try a hair of the dog (that bit you) (fam) → prendi un bicchierino per farti passare la sbornia

hair

(heə) noun

1. one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin. He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.

2. the mass of these, especially on a person's head. He's got brown hair.

-haired

having (a certain kind of) hair. a fair-haired girl.

ˈhairy adjective

covered in hair or having a lot of hair. a hairy chest.

ˈhairiness noun

ˈhair('s)-breadth noun

a very small distance. That knife missed me by a hair's-breadth.

ˈhairbrush noun

a brush for arranging and smoothing the hair.

ˈhaircut noun

the act or style of cutting a person's hair. Go and get a haircut.

ˈhair-do – plurals ˈhair-dos, ~ˈhair-do's – noun

a hairstyle. I like her new hair-do.

ˈhairdresser noun

a person who cuts, washes, styles etc a person's hair.

ˈhairdressing noun

ˈhair-drier noun

an electrical apparatus for drying hair by blowing hot air over it.

ˈhairline noun

the line along the forehead where the hair begins to grow.

ˈhair-oil noun

a scented, oily lotion for smoothing down the hair.

ˈhairpin noun

a bent wire for keeping a woman's hair in place.

adjective

(of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.

ˈhair-raising adjective

terrifying. hair-raising stories.

ˈhairstyle noun

the result of cutting, styling etc a person's hair. a simple hairstyle.

keep one's hair on

to remain calm and not become angry.

let one's hair down

to behave in a free and relaxed manner.

make (someone's) hair stand on end

to terrify (a person).

(not to) turn a hair

to remain calm. He put his finger in the flame without turning a hair.

split hairs

to worry about unimportant details.

tear one's hair

to show great irritation or despair.

hair

→ شَعْر vlasy hår Haar μαλλιά pelo karva cheveux kosa capelli 髪 머리카락 haar hår włosy cabelo волосы hår ผม saç tóc 头发

hair

n. pelo, cabello, vello;

axillary ___ → ___ axilar;

curly ___ → ___ rizado;

gray ___ → cana;

pubic ___ → vello púbico;

straight ___ → ___ lacio, liso;

wavy ___ → ___ ondeado.

hair

n pelo, (head) cabello, (body) vello; axillary — vello axilar; body — vello (corporal); facial — vello facial; gray — cana; — remover depilatorio (form), crema or aerosol m para quitar el vello; ingrown — pelo encarnado; pubic — vello púbico

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Accordingly, Marilla lifted her candle and looked scrutinizingly at Anne's hair, flowing in heavy masses down her back.

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Her beautiful hair gleamed like molten gold in the warm firelight.

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The animal was covered with a thick, smooth skin and had no hair at all except at the extreme end of its tail, where there grew exactly three stiff, stubby hairs.

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Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.

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He opened it, and a lock of long, curling hair fell from it, and twined about his fingers.

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"I know one thing," said Cecily resolutely, "and that is, I'm going to curl my hair for to-morrow night.

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A MIDDLE-AGED MAN, whose hair had begun to turn gray, courted two women at the same time.

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His face was clean shaven and rather pale, and his hair, showing below his hat, was somewhat gray.

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When the time came for them to set out, the fairy went into her bed- chamber, and took a little knife, and cut off a lock of her hair, and gave it to the princess, and said, 'Take care of it, dear child; for it is a charm that may be of use to you on the road.' Then they all took a sorrowful leave of the princess; and she put the lock of hair into her bosom, got upon her horse, and set off on her journey to her bridegroom's kingdom.

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"I declare, it really seems like being a fine young lady, to come home from the party in a carriage and sit in my dressing gown wit a maid to wait on me," said Meg, as Jo bound up her foot with arnica and brushed her hair.

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He would say to one of these women: This chin is too short, this nose is too long, this forehead is too high, this hair is too red, this complexion is too pallid, the perspective of the entire composition is incorrect; conclusion, the woman is not beautiful.

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Everything in the castle seemed to be made of copper, and the only inhabitant he could discover was a lovely girl, who was combing her golden hair; and he noticed that whenever one of her hairs fell on the ground it rang out like pure metal.