hairsbreadth

[hairz-bredth, -bretth, -breth]

hairs·breadth

[hairz-bredth, -bretth, -breth]
noun
1.
a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
adjective
2.
extremely narrow or close.

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Hairsbreadth is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Also, hair's-breadth, hairbreadth.


Origin:
1575–85
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hairsbreadth

noun
a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" [syn: hair's-breadth
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