mane

noun

1
: long and heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (such as horses and lions)
2
: long heavy hair on a person's head
maned adjective

Examples of mane in a Sentence

an actor with a thick mane of silver hair
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Low Pony Photo: Getty Images This low pony packs all of the appeal of a mane of mermaid waves, with a refined twist. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025 The idea was to turn around the flagging seafood company Peter Pan — aided by a charismatic entrepreneur with a mane of blond hair, a passion for pickleball and an eclectic resume. ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025 Welles, a singer-songwriter with a shaggy, dirty-blond mane and a sandpapery voice, has risen to recent prominence posting videos to social media of himself alone in the woods near his home in northwest Arkansas, performing wryly funny, politically engaged folk songs. David Peisner, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025 As a beauty editor, I'm constantly confronted with the sight of beautiful, overlong Rapunzel manes. Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mane

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English manu; akin to Old High German mana mane, Latin monile necklace

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mane was before the 12th century

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“Mane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mane. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

mane

noun
1
: long heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (as horses and lions)
2
: long heavy hair on a person's head
maned adjective

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