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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
he combed his hair
each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells
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a very small distance or space
they escaped by a hair's-breadth
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filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
4.
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
there is a hair in my soup
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cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
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a filamentous projection or process on an organism
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