hairline
hairline
Definition
hair·line (her′līn′)
noun
- Historical a line, cord, etc. made of hair
- a very thin line
- a very thin stripe
- cloth patterned with such stripes
- a very narrow margin or degree of difference
- the outline of the hair on the head, esp. of the hair above the forehead
- Printing a very thin stroke on a typeface or impression
adjective
of or characterized by a tiny crack or small difference
hairline
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- recede: In men however the patern of loss usually starts with a receding hairline which then advances to thin the top of the head.
- align: Sight through the rear sight and the window in the mirror and align the hairline at the reflection of the face of the compass.
- have: When I sent my Suunto in to have the hairline replaced I ended up with a completely new Suunto!
- use: GRAPHIC ELEMENTS Do not use hairline or smaller lines or rules.
Adjective modifier
- frontal: Less commonly, the frontal hairline can be preserved ( Ref.
- front: The scallop front breaks the front hairline to give an undetectable hair line.
- receeding: Stephen Ackroyd Interesting ways of masking a prematurely receeding hairline.
- low: I do have a low hairline but no obvious ( perhaps slight ) webbing of the neck.
- high: However this high hairline was not due to any hair line recession.
- new: He had a quick look at my head, checked my blood pressure and drew on my new hairline.
Modifies a noun
- crack: A hairline crack damage in the surface of the capsule may not cause a leak to occur for weeks or even months.
- fracture: The fracture itself can vary in severity, from a minor hairline fracture to a wedge fracture which is much more serious.
- fissure: Below the mouth is a hairline fissure forming a roughly oval shape, which is probably derived by metal flow during casting.
- decision: It was a hairline decision as Euell raced on to Paolo Di Canio's pass and slotted the ball past Michael Oakes.
Browse dictionary entries near hairline
- hairless
- hairiness
- -haired
- hairdresser
- hairdo
- haircut
- haircloth
- hairbrush
- hairbreadth
- hairbrained
- hairnet
- hairpiece
- hairpin
- hairsbreadth
- hairsplitting
- hairspring
- hairstreak
- hairstyle
- hairworm
- hairy
