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mane

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mane  (mn)
n.
1. The long hair along the top and sides of the neck of certain mammals, such as the horse and the male lion.
2. A long thick growth of hair on a person's head.

[Middle English, from Old English manu.]

mane [meɪn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the long coarse hair that grows from the crest of the neck in such mammals as the lion and horse
2. long thick human hair
[Old English manu; related to Old High German mana, Old Norse mön, and perhaps to Old English mene and Old High German menni necklace]
maned  adj
maneless  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.manemane - long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
encolure - the mane of a horse
king of beasts, lion, Panthera leo - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
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"
2.manemane - growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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"

mane
noun head He had a great mane of white hair.
Translations
mane [meɪn] N [of lion, person] → melena f; [of horse] → crin f, crines fpl

mane [ˈmeɪn] n
[horse] → crinière f
(= hair) [person] → chevelure f abondante
He had a great mane of white hair → Il avait une abondante chevelure blanche.
man-eater [ˈmæniːtər] n (= woman) → mante f religieuse
man-eating [ˈmæniːtɪŋ] adj [animal] → mangeur/se d'homme

mane
n (lit, fig)Mähne f

mane [meɪn] ncriniera
mane [meɪn] ncriniera

mane
n mane [mein]
the long hair on the back of the neck of a horse, lion etc The male of the lion has a mane. maanhare عُرْف الأسَد أو الفَرَس грива hříva manke die Mähne χαίτη crin lakk یال harja crinière רַעמָה अयाल griva sörény surai fax, makki criniera たてがみ (말, 사자의) 갈기 karčiai krēpes surai manen man, manke grzywa juba coamă грива hriva griva griva man แผงขนบนคอสัตว์ yele 鬃毛 грива گھوڑے، شیر وغیرہ کی گردن پر اگنے والی ایال bờm (ngựa, sư tử) 鬃毛


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A Mouse ran over his mane and ears and woke him from his slumbers.
Dorothy sat upon his back and locked her arms around his striped neck, for he had no mane to cling to.
He coloured, and played with the mane again, but answered - 'No, I think not.
 
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