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.
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Bellevue Avenue boasted transportation companies, dress-making, hair styling and barbering, catering services, and lady-in-waiting support services.—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025 The rotunda had once housed offices and saw an incarnation as a hair salon, but had been boarded up for years.—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 July 2025 There’s also a divider that’s also a pouch, which can hold your makeup brushes,hair ties, or even jewelry.—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025 The 3-in-1 gadget functions as a hair dryer, straightener, and detangler, complete with a paddle-style brush and three heat settings, to give you smooth, silky locks every time.—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hair
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
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The first known use of hair was
before the 12th century
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