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Meanings of mane in English

Russian
грива
Portuguese
crina
Catalan
crinera
Spanish
crin
Wikidata

Hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse.

грива
Portuguese
cabelo
Catalan
cabell
Spanish
cabello

Growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being.

cabelo
Synonyms
Examples for "head of hair"
Examples for "head of hair"
1
Methinks I have seen that head of hair before, said Henry Carroll.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue / A Tal...
2
After a while a man with a woolly head of hair said-
An Outcast of the Islands
3
One of the men actually grew back a full head of hair.
The passage
4
Down the street, he'd then glimpsed a heart-wrenching head of hair approaching.
Fiendish deeds
5
The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
Steve Yeager
Usage of mane in English
1
She simply clung to the horse's mane and let the animal run.
The Shelters of Stone
2
The two Cape lions differ principally in the colour of the mane.
The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
3
Her long, luxurious mane requires sass and a serious bundle of extensions.
Ebony
4
Despite her grip on the mane, she almost slid off several times.
Lonesome dove
5
The puma is in build like the lion, but has no mane.
The Treasure of the Incas: A Story of Adventure in Peru
6
He clutched Zephyr by the mane and succeeded in recovering his seat.
The Downfall
7
He shook the spray of the sea off his sides and mane.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles
8
Her mane bristled a little; she sniffed and looked inquiringly at him.
Animal Heroes
9
I've always liked a strong back and sturdy haunches, a nice mane.
A nameless witch
10
His hands were concealed in the cloud of the horse's lifted mane.
A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
11
His long unkempt mane shone just as bright as the tangled iron.
Stonewielder
12
Cecil's distinctive black-fringed mane made him a well-known animal around the park.
Radio NZ
13
It trundled along, still logy from hibernation, looking over its mane-covered shoulder.
Genellan: planetfall
14
His mane bristled and he showed his cruel teeth to the full.
Out with Gun and Camera; or, The Boy Hunters in the Mountains
15
It is the mane of a lion, and not hair at all.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
16
The mammoth was a male, with a long mane on the neck.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
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Translations for mane
Russian
грива
Mane through the time
Mane across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common