mane
Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lionLonger hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.
» Adult male lions have a large mane.
Meaning
3 sensesLonger hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.
Mähne, Mähne
гри́ваgríva, гри́ваgríva
гри́ваhrýva, гри́ваhrýva
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
Long or thick hair of a person's head.
Part of a naval sword between the tang button and the quillon.
Examples
15 sentencesAdult male lions have a large mane.
His long, untidy hair resembled a lion's mane.
deSein langes und ungekämmtes Haar ähnelte einer Löwenmähne.
Horses have a mane and a thick, long tail.
ruУ лошадей есть грива и густой длинный хвост.
The man bought a horse with a very nice mane.
His long and untidy hair was similar to a lion's mane.
deSein langes und ungekämmtes Haar ähnelte einer Löwenmähne.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck”).
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Forms
plural: manesSynonyms
1 synonyms- growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being:head of hair