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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Ahead, how to get static out of hair according to professional hairstylists.—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025 Beyond its signature hair clips (think the Big Effing Clip and Sweetheart Clips), Emi Jay’s prestige brushes and haircare products will be available exclusively at Sephora.—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025 The actress wore her hair in brown and blond braids, wrapped into a top bun.—Mikelle Street, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the latter with her hair tucked into her collar, at the 2017 Met Gala.—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 11 Feb. 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
Time Traveler
The first known use of hair was
before the 12th century
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