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hairline
(redirected from hairlines)

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hair·line  (hârln)
n.
1. The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the upper forehead and temples.
2. A very slender line.
3. Printing
a. A very fine line on a typeface.
b. A style of type using such lines.
4.
a. A textile design having thin, threadlike stripes.
b. A fabric, usually a worsted, with such stripes.

hairline
Noun
the edge of hair at the top of the forehead
Adjective
very fine or narrow: a hairline crack
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hairlinehairline - a very thin line                    
line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
hair stroke - a very fine line in writing or printing
2.hairline - the natural margin formed by hair on the head
hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
widow's peak - a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead
boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
Translations

hairline [ˈhɛəlaɪn] nnacimiento del pelo
hairline [ˈhɛəlaɪn] nnaissance f des cheveux
hairline [ˈhɛəlaɪn] hair nHaaransatz m
hairline [ˈhɛəlaɪn] nattaccatura dei capelli

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Soon enough though, I noticed the widow's peak hairlines, the raccoon eyes.
Now it's true, Paul Simon, 62, and Art Garfunkel, 61, don't have the energy, the physique or the hairlines of 50 Cent, Eminem or Justin Timberlake.
Men pull their T-shirts up to their hairlines, then leave them turned inside out so that they resemble a sheik's golden headdress.
 
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