hairline
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hairline
- /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/ US
Where it comes from
From hair + line.
noun hairlines
- The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing. It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald.
- A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.
- A very thin fissure. While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls.
- A fishing line made from hair.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: forehead, haircut, hair, cutting, cut, stumpage, cup, goblet, coupe, receding, browline, worry line, lashline, widow's peak, lash line, skyline
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noun line along one's forehead where hair starts growing
| Español | línea capilar, nacimiento piloso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 髮際線 /发际线 fàjìxiàn |
| Deutsch | Haaransatz |
noun very thin fissure
| Deutsch | Haarriss |
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@misc{hairline_2026,
title = {hairline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
