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How to pronounce hair
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What does hair mean?
nounA pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
“And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.”
The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for any part or the whole body.
Specifically, the collection of hairs on the top and sides of the human head, growing from the scalp.
“In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair.”
verbTo remove the hair from.
“I took 25 hides out of the Lime with Stephens help I haired them and fleshed them”
To grow hair (where there was a bald spot).
“He has haired up and healed over.”
To cause to have or bear hair; to provide with hair
“So they did three different sculptures and then ran the masks and painted them, haired them, and sent them out to us.”
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