mane
noun
ˈmān 
1
: long and heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (such as horses and lions)
2
: long heavy hair on a person's head
maned
ˈmānd
adjective 
Example Sentences
an actor with a thick mane of silver hair
Recent Examples on the Web Aniston showed proof of her amazing mane on Instagram in July with a beach snap (above) that racked up more than 1.5 million likes and scores of compliments. 
Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Morby is thirty-four, with the exuberance and the golden mane of a cocker spaniel. Hannah Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Said announcement came with a photo of Sweeney as Poplin, a look defined by a headscarf, ample freckles, and the same mane of banged and burnished blonde that was clearly more than a trompe l'oeil set moment. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2022 The most important horse in the cycle, Brünnhilde’s Grane, is, like the gold, here a real person: a tall, dependable, silent aide with an equine mane and beard. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 The hero brand image is a unicorn, whose mane touts different shades of brown (vanilla, caramel, and mocha) as opposed to the traditional iridescence associated with unicorns. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 June 2022 Everyone and their mom is going crazy over Robert Pattinson's new blonde mane on the Internet. Sara Miranda, Allure, 9 Feb. 2022 Susie Haszelbart drove a trailer just short of 2,000 miles from her ranch in Elizabeth, Colo., together with her 18-year-old pony-size Haflinger named Shasta, who looks a bit like a Palomino and has a flaxen mane and tail. New York Times, 14 July 2022 Lemaire left a drop pass, and Lafleur, in full flight with his dirty-blond mane streaming, stepped into a slapshot that left Boston goaltender Gilles Gilbert sprawled on his back. David Shoalts, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 See More
Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Morby is thirty-four, with the exuberance and the golden mane of a cocker spaniel. Hannah Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Said announcement came with a photo of Sweeney as Poplin, a look defined by a headscarf, ample freckles, and the same mane of banged and burnished blonde that was clearly more than a trompe l'oeil set moment. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2022 The most important horse in the cycle, Brünnhilde’s Grane, is, like the gold, here a real person: a tall, dependable, silent aide with an equine mane and beard. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 The hero brand image is a unicorn, whose mane touts different shades of brown (vanilla, caramel, and mocha) as opposed to the traditional iridescence associated with unicorns. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 June 2022 Everyone and their mom is going crazy over Robert Pattinson's new blonde mane on the Internet. Sara Miranda, Allure, 9 Feb. 2022 Susie Haszelbart drove a trailer just short of 2,000 miles from her ranch in Elizabeth, Colo., together with her 18-year-old pony-size Haflinger named Shasta, who looks a bit like a Palomino and has a flaxen mane and tail. New York Times, 14 July 2022 Lemaire left a drop pass, and Lafleur, in full flight with his dirty-blond mane streaming, stepped into a slapshot that left Boston goaltender Gilles Gilbert sprawled on his back. David Shoalts, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English manu; akin to Old High German mana mane, Latin monile necklace
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
mane
noun
ˈmān
: long heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some animals (as a horse or lion)