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hairs' breadths

hairs' breadths is the plural of hair's breadth.

Meaning of hair's breadth

Noun

hair's breadth (plural hairs' breadths)

  1. (idiomatic) A very small amount or distance.
    • hair's-breadth escapes [narrow escapes]

Questions about hairs' breadths

What is hairs' breadths the plural of?
Hairs' breadths is the plural of hair's breadth.

Words near hairs' breadths in the dictionary

  1. hairpullers
  2. hairpulling
  3. hairraising
  4. hairs
  5. hairs in the gate
  6. hairs' breadths
  7. hairsbreadth
  8. hairsbreadths
  9. hairscale
  10. hairscales
  11. hairsedge

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