: having hair especially of a specified kind
usually used in combination
dark-haired

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One day, the wire-haired dachshund mix was home in Antelope. Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025 His contemporary presence as a white-haired physician on Diagnosis Murder? John Glynn, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 Health officials tested the Idaho man’s right kidney, which had not been donated, and detected a rabies variant linked to silver-haired bats. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Dec. 2025 In the drawing, a brown-haired female climber high-steps a volume and matches a crimp in a group of plastic holds that form a large heart shape. Sam MacIlwaine, Outside, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for haired

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of haired was in the 14th century

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“Haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haired. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

Medical Definition

haired

adjective
: having hair especially of a specified kind
usually used in combination
red-haired
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