1
: long and heavy hair growing about the neck and head of some mammals (such as horses and lions)
2
: long heavy hair on a person's head
Examples of mane in a Sentence
an actor with a thick mane of silver hair
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An already resplendent full mane of black hair is drenched in sweat to add further glow to the doctor, whose piercing blue eyes cut through all the redness that’s around them from working night shifts.
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
From cropped manes to bare skin, here are 22 of our favorite street style beauty moments from day two of NYFW.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
The device arrives in a set with seven attachments, though the long barrel wands are our favorite for curling, whereas the brushes make raking through full manes a quick process.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Back in May, TVLine asked Napolitano, on behalf of a reader, if and when Bode might ever tame his mane.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
From cropped manes to bare skin, here are 22 of our favorite street style beauty moments from day two of NYFW.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
The device arrives in a set with seven attachments, though the long barrel wands are our favorite for curling, whereas the brushes make raking through full manes a quick process.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Back in May, TVLine asked Napolitano, on behalf of a reader, if and when Bode might ever tame his mane.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Mane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mane. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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