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Pele's hair definition

Pe·le's· hair (pā′lāz′, pē′lēz′)

fine, hairlike filaments of volcanic glass formed naturally from molten lava that hardened while it was subjected to high winds or other turbulence

Etymology: transl. of Haw lauoho-o Pele, after Pele, goddess of volcanoes

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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