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unhairs
un·hair
/
ʌnˈhɛər
/
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uhn-
hair
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
2.
to remove the guard hairs from, as for a pelt or animal skin to be made into a garment.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become hairless:
After soaking, the hides unhair easily.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
unheeren.
See
un-
2
,
hair
Related forms
un·hair·er,
noun
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unhair
(ʌnˈhɛə)
—
vb
to remove the hair from (a hide)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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