hair
/heː//hɛ(ə)ɹ/[hiə]/hɛə//hɛ(ə)ɹ/noun
Definitions
A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
Example: In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair.
A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.
Example: Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).
verb
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To remove the hair from.
To grow hair (where there was a bald spot).
To cause to have hair; to provide with hair
To string the bow for a violin.