hairline

English

Etymology

hair +‎ line

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/

Noun

hairline (plural hairlines)

The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald.
A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.
A fishing line made from hair.
A very thin fissure.
While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls.

Translations

the line along one's forehead where hair starts growing

Finnish: hiusraja (fi)
Hungarian: hajvonal (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hårfeste n

Nynorsk: hårfeste n

thin line

Finnish: hiusviiva (fi)

Hungarian: hajszálvonal

Adjective

hairline

very thin, as thin as a hair
There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing.

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