the skin. — Hair lace, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the head. Swift. — Hair line, a line
made of hair; a very slender line. — Hair moth (Zoöl.), any moth which destroys goods made of hair,
esp. Tinea biselliella. — Hair pencil, a brush or pencil made of fine hair, for painting; — generally
called by the name of the hair used; as, a camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil, etc. - - Hair plate,
an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of a bloomery fire. — Hair powder, a white perfumed
powder, as of flour or starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of the head, or on wigs. —
Hair seal (Zoöl.), any one of several species of eared seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion. —
Hair seating, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc. — Hair shirt, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of
horsehair, and worn as a penance. — Hair sieve, a strainer with a haircloth bottom. — Hair snake.
See Gordius. — Hair space (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in lines of type. — Hair stroke,
a delicate stroke in writing. — Hair trigger, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a firearm by a
very slight pressure, as by the touch of a hair. Farrow. — Not worth a hair, of no value. — To a
hair, with the nicest distinction. — To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
Hairbell
(Hair"bell`) n. (Bot.) See Harebell.
Hairbird
(Hair"bird`) n. (Zoöl.) The chipping sparrow.
Hairbrained
(Hair"brained`) a. See Harebrained.
Hairbreadth
(Hair"breadth` Hair's" breadth`) The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance; sometimes,
definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch.
Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not miss.
Judg. xx. 16. Hairbreadth
(Hair"breadth`), a. Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth escape.
Hair-brown
(Hair"-brown`) a. Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is composed of
equal proportions of red and green.
Hairbrush
(Hair"brush`) n. A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair.
Haircloth
(Hair"cloth`) n. Stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair.
Hairdresser
(Hair"dress`er) n. One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
Haired
(Haired) a.
1. Having hair. "A beast haired like a bear." Purchas.
2. In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired.
Hairen
(Hai"ren) a. [AS. h&aemacrren.] Hairy. [Obs.]
His hairen shirt and his ascetic diet.
J. Taylor. Hair grass
(Hair" grass`) (Bot.) A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra,
and several species of Aira or Deschampsia.
Hairiness
(Hair"i*ness) n. The state of abounding, or being covered, with hair. Johnson.
Hairless
(Hair"less), a. Destitute of hair. Shak.
Hairpin
(Hair"pin`) n. A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, — used by
women.
