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

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Then, leaning on the back of a table surrounded by more family photos is a lone plate commemorating the June 3, 2008, Democratic primary featuring a dark haired Barack Obama and a smiling Hillary Clinton. Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025 This woman was running with two curly-haired dogs held tightly against her. Time Photo Department, Time, 23 Dec. 2025 One of the day’s first skaters is Constantine, a prodigious, floppy-haired 11-year-old who’s working on his triple salchow. Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025 The red-haired mirage won’t leave Jessica Vernon alone until Jess finds the ghost’s killer and learns what happened to the woman’s infant son. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for haired

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Jan. 2026.

Medical Definition

haired

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