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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hair \Hair\ (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r;
     akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r,
     Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.]
     1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin
        of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the
        head or for any part or the whole of the body.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in
        vertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free
        and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.
                                                    --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair
        for stuffing cushions.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle
        of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.
        Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in
        structure, composition, and mode of growth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Bot.) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or
        of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or
        stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the
        yellow frog lily ({Nuphar).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A haircloth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
           hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin,
           hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Against the hair, in a rough and disagreeable manner;
        against the grain. [Obs.] ``You go against the hair of
        your professions.'' --Shak.
  
     Hair bracket (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the
        back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.
  
     Hair cells (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the
        sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear.
        
  
     Hair compass, Hair divider, a compass or divider capable
        of delicate adjustment by means of a screw.
  
     Hair glove, a glove of horsehair for rubbing 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hair \Hair\, n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to
     OFries, h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar,
     Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.]
     1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin
        of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the
        head or for any part or the whole of the body.
  
     2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in
        invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is
        free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the
        skin.
  
              Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair
        for stuffing cushions.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle
        of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.
        Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in
        structure, composition, and mode of growth.
  
     5. An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of
        several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or
        stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the
        yellow frog lily ({Nuphar).
  
     6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
  
     7. A haircloth. [Obc.] --Chaucer.
  
     8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
  
     Note: Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
           hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin,
           hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair.
  
     Against the hair, in a rough and disagreeable manner;
        against the grain. [Obs.] ``You go against the hair of
        your professions.'' --Shak.
  
     Hair bracket (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the
        back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.
  
     Hair cells (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the
        sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear.
        
  
     Hair compass, Hair divider, a compass or divider capable
        of delicate adjustment by means of a screw.
  
     Hair glove, a glove of horsehair for rubbing 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 (Zo["o]l.), any moth which destroys goods made of
        hair, esp. Tinea biselliella.
  
     Hair pencil, a brush or 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  hair seal
       n : any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a
           stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming
           flippers [syn: earless seal, true seal]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hair seal
     n.
     1 Any of various seals which have coarse hair rather than fur
     2 # especially the true seals or earless seals of family Phocidae.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  hair seal
     n.
     1 Any of various seals which have coarse hair rather than fur
     2 # especially the true seals or earless seals of family Phocidae.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  hair seal
     n.
     1 Any of various seals which have coarse hair rather than fur
     2 # especially the true seals or earless seals of family Phocidae.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  hair seal
     n.
     1 Any of various seals which have coarse hair rather than fur
     2 # especially the true seals or earless seals of family Phocidae.

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