mane — ozdic

Collocations

10

1

(noun.)

ADJ

flowing | shaggy, tangled, tousled | thick | luxuriant, shining

VERB + MANE

have

shake, toss

The lion tossed its dark mane proudly as it walked across the savanna.

braid

The groomer carefully braided the lion's mane before the circus performance.

MANE + VERB

stream

The lion's dark mane streamed behind him as he ran across the savanna.

PREP

~ of

The lion shook its thick mane of golden fur as it roared across the savanna.

PHRASES

a horse's/lion's mane

Definitions

noun

1

Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.

Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.

2

Long or thick hair of a person's head.

3

Part of a naval sword between the tang button and the quillon.

noun

1

Eye dialect spelling of man.

Ayy, make this right, mane, stop at the light, mane

name

1

A surname.

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Example Bank

6

01

Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patt

Wiktionary

02

Ayy, make this right, mane, stop at the light, mane

Wiktionary

03

In the leaden backdrop of the dawn, the horseman stands in silence, the long mane of his horse, disheveled by the wind.

Tatoeba · #1481778

04

His long and untidy hair was similar to a lion's mane.

Tatoeba · #4155684

05

The darker the mane of a lion is, the more attractive to females it is.

Tatoeba · #4462787

06

His long, untidy hair resembled a lion's mane.

Tatoeba · #5707112

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mane is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.