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hairline
CIDE DICTIONARY
hairline, n.
- a very thin line. [WordNet 1.5]
- the natural margin formed by hair on the head, especially the edge of growth of hair on the forehead; as, a receding hairline. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hairline, n.
1 the edge of a person's hair, esp. on the forehead.
2 a very thin line or crack etc.
1 the edge of a person's hair, esp. on the forehead.
2 a very thin line or crack etc.
THESAURUS
hairline
band, bar, cross-hatching, dash, delicacy, delicate, delicate distinction, delineation, diagonal, differentia, differential, distinction, dotted line, fine point, finespun, hachure, hairsplitting, hatching, line, lineation, margin, narrow margin, nice, nice distinction, nicety, nuance, particle of difference, point of difference, refined, refinement, score, shade of difference, slash, streak, streaking, striation, strip, stripe, striping, stroke, sublineation, subtle, subtle distinction, subtlety, underline, underlining, underscore, underscoring, virgule, wide marginFor further exploring for "hairline" in Webster Dictionary Online