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[ hair -lahyn ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhɛərˌlaɪn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a very slender line.
the lower edge of the hair, especially along the upper forehead: a hairline that slowly receded.
worsted fabric woven with very fine lines or stripes.
Printing . a very thin line on the face of a type. a style of type consisting entirely of such lines. a thin rule for printing fine lines. undesirable vertical lines between letters, caused by worn matrices. adjective narrow or fine as a hair: a hairline fracture.
Origin of hairline First recorded in 1725–35; hair + line1
Words nearby hairline hair hygrometer, hairif, hair implant, hair lacquer, hairless, hairline , hairline fracture, hair net, hair of the dog that bit you, hair papilla, hairpiece
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Example sentences from the Web for hairline Hairline receded, the threat of winning decidedly muted, Roger Federer is almost 32.
Roger Federer’s Hair Evolution | Sujay Kumar| June 9, 2013| DAILY BEAST
His hairline was receding, but he was visibly muscle-bound even in a suit.
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I also developed facial hair like a beard and around my hairline .
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Perry discusses his upcoming execution with an aw-shucks smile; his hairline is tasseled with greasy bangs.
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McNeil—chap with brown hair, brown eyes, a right eyebrow which quirks up toward his hairline when he smiles?
The Time Traders | Andre Norton
And you will see similar marks continuing on the other side of the hairline .
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
His face said that everything now depended upon the lean man with the hairline scar across his cheek.
First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
From chin to hairline , the projected image above the city was close to a thousand feet in diameter.
Get Out of Our Skies! | E. K. Jarvis
That's right—he has the sort of a hairline that I recollect.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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British Dictionary definitions for hairline noun the natural margin formed by hair on the head
a very narrow line (as modifier ) a hairline crack printing a thin stroke in a typeface any typeface consisting of such strokes thin lines beside a character, produced by worn or poorly cast type a rope or line of hair
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Words related to hairline ingenious, faint, slight, profound, sophisticated, indirect, exquisite, understated, rare, gentle, fragile, mild, elegant, delightful, delicious, graceful, tender, subtle, soft, delicate
Medical definitions for hairline n. The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the front.
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