"hairline" meaning in English

See hairline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/ [US]
Etymology: hair + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hair|line}} hair + line Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} hairline
  1. (figurative) Very thin, as thin as a hair. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-hairline-en-adj-NqqrISRS

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/ [US] Forms: hairlines [plural]
Etymology: hair + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hair|line}} hair + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} hairline (plural hairlines)
  1. The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing. Translations (the line along one's forehead where hair starts growing): hiusraja (Finnish), hajvonal (Hungarian), hårfeste [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), hårfeste [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), saç çizgisi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-hairline-en-noun-SsYPlqoj Disambiguation of "the line along one's forehead where hair starts growing": 92 3 4 1
  2. A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography. Translations (thin line): hiusviiva (Finnish), hajszálvonal (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-hairline-en-noun-odJX11mm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 52 43 2 Disambiguation of 'thin line': 15 58 15 11
  3. A fishing line made from hair. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-hairline-en-noun-K5wNWmWI Disambiguation of Hair: 10 25 26 34 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 52 43 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 3 33 59 4
  4. A very thin fissure. Translations (A very thin fissure): hiusmurtuma (Finnish), Haarriss [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-hairline-en-noun-JsZBhMF8 Disambiguation of 'A very thin fissure': 1 25 1 74

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