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[syn: mane, head of hair]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mane \Mane\ (m[=a]n), n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan,
G. m[aum]hne, OHG. mana, Icel. m["o]n, Dan. & Sw. man, AS.
mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. many[=a]
neck muscles. [root]275.]
The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or
about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse,
the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mane
n 1: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's
neck
2: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn:
mane, head of hair]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "mane":
bristle, capillament, cilium, coat, crop, fleece, fur, hair, head,
head of hair, horsehair, locks, mat, mop, pelt, pile, pubescence,
pubic hair, setula, shag, shock, thatch, tresses, wool