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hairline definition

hair·line (her′līn′)

noun

  1. Historical a line, cord, etc. made of hair
  2. a very thin line
    1. a very thin stripe
    2. cloth patterned with such stripes
  4. a very narrow margin or degree of difference
  5. the outline of the hair on the head, esp. of the hair above the forehead
  6. Printing a very thin stroke on a typeface or impression

adjective

of or characterized by a tiny crack or small difference

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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