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hairshaft

hairshaft noun: the hard filamentous part of a hair, extending above the skin surface.

Noun

hairshaft (plural hairshafts)

  1. The hard filamentous part of a hair, extending above the skin surface.

Forms of hairshaft

pluralhairshafts

Origin of hairshaft

From hair + shaft.

Questions about hairshaft

What does hairshaft mean?
Hairshaft means the hard filamentous part of a hair, extending above the skin surface.
What part of speech is hairshaft?
Hairshaft is a noun.
What is the plural of hairshaft?
The plural of hairshaft is hairshafts.

Words near hairshaft in the dictionary

  1. hairsbreadth
  2. hairsbreadths
  3. hairscale
  4. hairscales
  5. hairsedge
  6. hairshaft
  7. hairshafts
  8. hairshirt
  9. hairshirted
  10. hairshirts
  11. Hairsine

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