mane

CEFRB2

/meɪn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The long hair growing around the neck of a horse or lion.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Long or thick hair of a person's head.

Examples

  • His long and untidy hair was similar to a lion's mane.

  • The darker the mane of a lion is, the more attractive to females it is.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Part of a naval sword between the tang button and the quillon.

  2. Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.

More examples

In context

  • The lion shook its mane and roared.

  • Ayy, make this right, mane, stop at the light, mane

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The lion's thick blank protected its neck from bites during fights.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane”), German Mähne (“mane”), Danish man (“horse's mane”), Swedish man (“horse's mane”), Icelandic mön (“mane”).