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mane
neck hair of an animal; a person’s long hair: a luxurious mane
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mane
(mān)n.
1. The long hair along the top and sides of the neck of certain mammals, such as a horse or a male lion.
2. A long thick growth of hair on a person's head.
[Middle English, from Old English manu.]
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mane
(meɪn)n
1. (Zoology) the long coarse hair that grows from the crest of the neck in such mammals as the lion and horse
2. long thick human hair
[Old English manu; related to Old High German mana, Old Norse mön, and perhaps to Old English mene and Old High German menni necklace]
maned adj
ˈmaneless adj
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mane
(meɪn)n.
1. the long thick hair around or at the back of the neck of some animals, as the horse or lion.
2. long luxuriant hair on the head of a person.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English manu, c. Middle Dutch mane, Old High German mana, Old Norse mǫnmon-]
maned, adj.
mane′less, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  mane - long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neckencolure - the mane of a horse king of beasts, lion, Panthera leo - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male 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" |
| 2. |  mane - growth of hair covering the scalp of a human beinghuman, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage 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" |
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mane
noun head He had a great mane of white hair.
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Translations
عُرْف الأسَد أو الفَرَس
hříva
mankeman
harja
sörény
fax, makki
ka»čiai
krēpes
hriva
griva
man
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mane
n (lit, fig) → Mähne f
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mane
(mein) noun the long hair on the back of the neck of a horse, lion etc. The male of the lion has a mane.
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