Mane

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mane \Mane\ (m[=a]n), n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan,
     G. m[aum]hne, OHG. mana, Icel. m["o]n, Dan. & Sw. man, AS.
     mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. many[=a]
     neck muscles. [root]275.]
     The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or
     about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse,


     the lion, etc. See Illust. of {Horse}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mane
       n 1: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
       2: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn: {head
          of hair}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "mane":
     bristle, capillament, cilium, coat, crop, fleece, fur, hair, head,
     head of hair, horsehair, locks, mat, mop, pelt, pile, pubescence,
     pubic hair, setula, shag, shock, thatch, tresses, wool