HAIR

Hair

Hair is a filamentous biomaterial that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals.

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hair

Noun



    

  1. A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
    

    I only have hair around my genitals and on my head.
    

    

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  2. 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.
    

    In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair.
    

    

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  3. 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.
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  4. A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily ().
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  5. Haircloth; a hair shirt.
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  6. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
    

    Just a little louder please - turn that knob a hair to the right.
    

    

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