He plucked a hair from his arm.
There are dog hairs all over my coat.
The hair on her arms is blond.
He has a lot of hair on his chest.
He got his hair cut last week.
He has a thick head of hair.
a balding man who is losing his hair
He won the race by a hair.
He was a hair off on the count.
Recent Examples on the WebDuring the two and a half months of practices, the girls learned everything from walking in heels, public speaking, dance routines, how to style their hair and do their makeup.—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024 Forensic testing performed on strands of hair on or near both Taylor and Costilla’s remains found 99.96% of the North American population could be excluded as the source of the hairs – but Heuermann could not.—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 9 June 2024 Lopez wore her hair tied back and completed the chic look with large gold hoop earrings and her wedding and engagement rings.—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024 The largest recent uprising, led by women, erupted in 2022 after a young woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody; she was accused of improperly covering her hair under the country’s hijab laws.—Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 9 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hair
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of hair was
before the 12th century
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