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Pele's hair

Pele's hair noun: the volcanic glass threads or fibers formed when small particles of molten material are thrown into the air and spun out by the wind into long hair-like strands.

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Noun

Pele's hair (uncountable)

  1. The volcanic glass threads or fibers formed when small particles of molten material are thrown into the air and spun out by the wind into long hair-like strands.

Origin of Pele's hair

Named after the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes.

Questions about Pele's hair

What does Pele's hair mean?
Pele's hair means the volcanic glass threads or fibers formed when small particles of molten material are thrown into the air and spun out by the wind into long hair-like strands.
What part of speech is Pele's hair?
Pele's hair is a noun.

Words near Pele's hair in the dictionary

  1. Pelchat
  2. Pelchats
  3. PELCO
  4. Pelcs
  5. Pele
  6. Pele's hair
  7. Pele's tear
  8. Pele's tears
  9. Pele-type
  10. pelea
  11. Pelean

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