Definitions for hairlineˈhɛərˌlaɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hair•lineˈhɛərˌlaɪn(n.)
a very slender line.
the border along which a growth of hair emerges or the contour formed by this, esp. at the upper forehead and the temples.
a very fine line or stripe in fabric. a fabric, esp. a worsted, woven with this.
Category: Textiles
Print. a very thin line on the face of a type. a thin rule for printing fine lines.
Category: Printing
(adj.)narrow or fine as a hair:
a hairline fracture.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of hairline:
1725–35
Princeton's WordNet
hairline(noun)
a very thin line
hairline(noun)
the natural margin formed by hair on the head
Wiktionary
hairline(Noun)
the line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
It's just a receding hairline -- it's not like you're going bald.
hairline(Noun)
the thinnest line that can be drawn using some graphics software
hairline(Adjective)
very thin, as thin as a hair
There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing.
Translations for hairline
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hairline(noun)
the line along the forehead where the hair begins to grow.
- haarlynAfrikaans
- خَط فاصِل بين الشَّعْر، فَسْخ الشَّعرArabic
- линия на косатаBulgarian
- limite do couro cabeludoPortuguese (BR)
- linie vlasůCzech
- der HaaransatzGerman
- hårgrænseDanish
- αρχή των μαλλιών στο μέτωποGreek
- nacimiento del peloSpanish
- juustepiirEstonian
- سرحد موي سر و پيشانيFarsi
- hiusrajaFinnish
- naissance des cheveuxFrench
- קַו הַשֵיעָרHebrew
- अतिसूक्ष्म रेखाHindi
- granica rasta kose, izrastCroatian
- hajszálvonalHungarian
- garis rambutIndonesian
- hársrætur, mörk hárvaxtarIcelandic
- attaccatura dei capelliItalian
- はえぎわJapanese
- 머리털이 난 언저리Korean
- plaukų linija ant kaktosLithuanian
- matu līnija (uz pieres)Latvian
- anak rambutMalay
- haarlijnDutch
- hårfeste/-grenseNorwegian
- linia włosów nad czołemPolish
- سرحد موي سر و پيشانيPersian
- د ویښتانو سرحدPashto
- limite do couro cabeludoPortuguese
- linie de implantare a păruluiRomanian
- линия (роста) волосRussian
- línia vlasovSlovak
- rob lasiščaSlovenian
- linija početka koseSerbian
- hårfästeSwedish
- ไรผมThai
- saç çizgisiTurkish
- 前額髮線Chinese (Trad.)
- волосна лініяUkrainian
- ماتھے پر بالوں کی باڑھUrdu
- đường trên trán tóc mọc phía sauVietnamese
- 头发轮廓线，发际线Chinese (Simp.)
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