HAIRLINE

hairline

(noun) the natural margin formed by hair on the head

hairline

(noun) a very thin line

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hairline (plural hairlines)

The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.

A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.

A fishing line made from hair.

A very thin fissure.

Adjective

hairline

very thin, as thin as a hair

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 June 2025

DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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