Haar

Definitions of Haar
  1. noun
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
    synonyms: Körperbehaarung, Körperhaar
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    Mähne
    long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
    Kopfhaar, Mähne
    growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
    Augenbraue, Braue
    the arch of hair above each eye
    Wimper
    any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
    Bart, Bartwuchs
    the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
  2. noun
    a very small distance or space
    synonyms: Haaresbreite
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    kleine Menge
    an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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