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hair meaning and definition

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HAIR noun

Definition of hair (noun)

  1. 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"
  2. a very small distance or space
  3. filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
  4. any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
    • "there is a hair in my soup"
    • synonyms: pilus
  5. cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
  6. a filamentous projection or process on an organism
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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