hairline
pronunciation
How to pronounce hairline in British English:
UK [ˈheəlaɪn]
How to pronounce hairline in American English:
US [ˈherlaɪn]
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- Noun:
- a very thin line
- the natural margin formed by hair on the head
Word Origin
- hairline (n.)
- also hair-line, "cord made of hair," 1731, from hair + line (n.). Meaning "a very fine line" is from 1846. As "the outline of the hair on top of the head," by 1903. As an adjective, of cracks, etc., 1904.
Example
- 1. Did you get the crease under the hairline ?
- 2. I see you both got the sheehan hairline .
- 3. All three victims had hairline fractures .
- 4. The trouble , of course , is that the hairline cracks in a person sometimes start to show and spread .
- 5. A manufacturing defect means the hair produced is so small it appears invisible to the naked eye , giving the classic bald spot or receding hairline .