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hairlining

hairlining noun: the presence of hairline cracks in ceramics, etc.

Noun

hairlining (uncountable)

  1. The presence of hairline cracks in ceramics, etc.

Origin of hairlining

From hairline + -ing.

Questions about hairlining

What does hairlining mean?
Hairlining means the presence of hairline cracks in ceramics, etc.
What part of speech is hairlining?
Hairlining is a noun.

Words near hairlining in the dictionary

  1. hairlifts
  2. hairlike
  3. hairline
  4. hairlined
  5. hairlines
  6. hairlining
  7. hairlock
  8. hairlocks
  9. hairlore
  10. hairloss
  11. hairmageddon

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