hairline
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noun
1.
a very slender line.
2.
the lower edge of the hair, especially along the upper forehead: a hairline that slowly receded.
3.
worsted fabric woven with very fine lines or stripes.
adjective
5.
narrow or fine as a hair: a hairline fracture.
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hairline (ˈhɛəˌlaɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the natural margin formed by hair on the head |
| 2. | a. a very narrow line |
| b. (as modifier): a hairline crack | |
| 3. | printing |
| a. a thin stroke in a typeface | |
| b. any typeface consisting of such strokes | |
| c. thin lines beside a character, produced by worn or poorly cast type | |
| 4. | a rope or line of hair |
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Medical Dictionary
hairline hair·line (hâr'līn')
n.
The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the front.
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Example sentences
The hairline is low and motion of the neck is limited.
If your hairline recedes any more, you'll have to start buying floor.
Today, a hairline crack runs above one of those rivets.
The westbound lane appeared to have more hairline, longitudinal cracks occurring than the eastbound side.
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