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Definition of mane noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mane

noun
 
/meɪn/
 
/meɪn/
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  1. the long hair on the neck of a horse or a lion
    • She spent ages braiding her horse's mane.
    • The horse's mane streamed in the wind.
    Topics Animalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • flowing
    • shaggy
    • tangled
    verb + mane
    • have
    • shake
    • toss
    preposition
    • mane of
    phrases
    • a horse’s mane
    • a lion’s mane
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  2. (informal or literary) a person’s long or thick hair
    • She tossed back her mane of chestnut hair.
  3. Word OriginOld English manu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch manen.
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