He plucked a hair from his arm.
There are dog hairs all over my coat.
The hair on her arms is blond.
He has a lot of hair on his chest.
He got his hair cut last week.
He has a thick head of hair.
a balding man who is losing his hair
He won the race by a hair.
He was a hair off on the count.
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The style icon — on- and off-screen — paired the black and green dress with a simple silver chain and hoops, and added a touch of warmth with her red hair and complementary glam.—Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025 Jumping on to a motorbike and roaring down the road with the wind in your hair is great feeling, brain damage not so fun.—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 Each product is crafted to nourish and enhance, infused with Jamaican black castor oil for hair growth, lemongrass for scalp health, and rice bran oil for hydration.—Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Mar. 2025 Ryan Castellana, a 9-year-old boy, is white with short light brown hair and blue eyes.—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hair
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of hair was
before the 12th century
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