"hairscale" meaning in English

See hairscale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hairscales [plural], hair scale [alternative]
Etymology: hair + scale Etymology templates: {{com|en|hair|scale}} hair + scale Head templates: {{en-noun}} hairscale (plural hairscales)
  1. A scale that is long and thin, resembling a hair.
    Sense id: en-hairscale-en-noun-vJVPCl~m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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