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  • n  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
  • n  a very small distance or space
    they escaped by a hair's-breadth
  • n  filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
  • n  any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
    there is a hair in my soup
  • n  cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
  • n  a filamentous projection or process on an organism

  • As Rose Weitz, author of Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us About Women's Lives, put it, "Even if, in the abstract, we think we look all right with gray hair, we .
  • Scientists unmasking isotopes in hair help detectives take the right path during investigations.
  • And a main requirement is a hair color other than gray or white.
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  • Barack Obama in BBC News
    Speaking at the service at the state capitol in Charleston, Mr Obama said: "I'll remember him as he was when I came to know him, his white hair flowing like a mane, his gait steady with a cane, determined to make the most of every last breath. The...
  • Tony Kornheiser in ESPN
    If I could handpick a replacement of a football guy, I would cast a net and drag in Jon Gruden,Kornheiser added. "He is the two things you most want -- smart and funny -- and has the two things I don't -- good hair and a tan. I love PTI...
  • David Letterman in CBS News
    He looks like the guy who makes keys at hardware store. He looks like the guy who has wiry hair growing out of new places,Letterman said as McCain walked onto the stage.

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