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HAIRLINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The natural margin formed by hair on the head
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hairline" is a kind of...):
bound; boundary; bounds (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
Meronyms (parts of "hairline"):
widow's peak (a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead)
Holonyms ("hairline" is a part of...):
hair (a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A very thin line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hairline" is a kind of...):
line (a mark that is long relative to its width)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hairline"):
hair stroke (a very fine line in writing or printing)
