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hairline
/ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/
noun 4adj 1
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4ADJ.
natural
VERB + HAIRLINE
receding, simulate
HAIRLINE + NOUN
he'll, it's
PREP.
about, in, in
Definitions
noun
1
The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald.
Using a Danish technique, doctors can now insert plugs of just one or two hairs in front of an implanted area to simulate a natural hairline.
2
A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.
3
A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.
While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls.
Yup, you got a crack in it [the cylinder head] all right. Just a hairline, but that damn thing is gonna cause a big headache later.
4
A fishing line made from hair.
adj
1
Very thin, as thin as a hair.
There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing.
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It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald.
Wiktionary02
Using a Danish technique, doctors can now insert plugs of just one or two hairs in front of an implanted area to simulate a natural hairline.
Wiktionary03
While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls.
Wiktionary04
There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing.
Wiktionary05
Tom's hairline is receding.
Tatoeba · #102384806
He's worried about his receding hairline.
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