Meaning of Hairline | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
2. A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.
3. A very thin fissure.
4. A fishing line made from hair.

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Examples

“It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald.”

“Using a Danish technique, doctors can now insert plugs of just one or two hairs in front of an implanted area to simulate a natural hairline.”

“While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls.”

“Yup, you got a crack in it [the cylinder head] all right. Just a hairline, but that damn thing is gonna cause a big headache later.”

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