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(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Cross section of a hair shaft B. General structure of a hair hair, slender threadlike outgrowth from the skin of mammals. In some animals hair grows in dense profusion and…Brewer's: Hair by Hair
Hair by hair you will pull out the horse's tail. Plutarch says that Sertorius, in order to teach his soldiers that perseverance and wit are better than brute force, had two horses brought…Brewer's: Hair, Hairs
(Anglo-Saxon, har.) The greatest events are often drawn by hairs. Events of great pith and moment are often brought about by causes of apparently no importance. —Sir John Hawkins's…Brewer's: Hair
One single tuft is left on the shaven crown of a Mussulman, for Mahomet to grasp hold of when drawing the deceased to Paradise. “And each scalp had a single long tuft of hair.” Byron:…baldness
(Encyclopedia) baldness, thinning or loss of hair as a result of illness, functional disorder, or hereditary disposition; also known as alopecia. Male pattern baldness, a genetic trait, is the most…depilatory
(Encyclopedia) depilatorydepilatorydĭpĭlˈətôrˌē [key], substance used to remove hair. In preparing hides for tanning, lime is the chief depilatory. For the removal of superfluous hair from the human…electrolysis, cosmetic
(Encyclopedia) electrolysis, cosmetic, method of permanently removing superfluous or unwanted hair. A fine needle is inserted into the hair follicle; the application of an electric current through…Brewer's: Hair-brained
(See Air-Brained.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hair-breadthHair, Hairs A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Hair-breadth
'Scape A very narrow escape from some evil. In measurement the forty-eighth part of an inch is called a “hair-breadth.” Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by…Brewer's: Hair Eels
These filiform worms belong to the species Gordius aquaticus, found in stagnant pools. Their resemblance to wriggling hairs has given rise to the not uncommon belief that a hair, if left…Trending
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