Mane Definition

mān
manes
noun
manes
The long hair growing from the top or sides of the neck of certain animals, as the horse or lion.
Webster's New World
Long, thick human hair.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
suffix

Forming compound nouns with the sense ‘person who has a mania for’.

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Other Word Forms of Mane

Noun

Singular:
mane
Plural:
manes

Origin of Mane

  • From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane"), from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane"), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck"). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane"), German Mähne (“mane"), Swedish man (“horse's mane"), Icelandic mön (“mane").

    From Wiktionary

  • From French -mane, from Ancient Greek -μανής (-manēs).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English manu

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mane Sentence Examples

  • The tiger has no mane, but in old males the hair on the cheeks is rather long and spreading.

  • She grabbed a handful of the Bay's mane and swung to the ground.

  • The mane and tail should be silky and devoid of curl, which is a sign of impurity.

  • Jim accepted it as a mere detail, and at his command the attendants gave his coat a good rubbing, combed his mane and tail, and washed his hoofs and fetlocks.

  • One man wears a wig of lions mane ' .

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Words Starting With

MMAMAN

Words Ending With

ENEANE

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Words Starting With M and Ending With E

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With M4 Letter Words Ending With E