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mane

mane [ mayn ] (plural manes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. hair on animal's neck: long hair on the head and neck of an animal such as a lion or horse

2. person's long hair: a large amount of thick long hair on somebody's head ( literary or informal )

[ Old English manu< Germanic]

maned adjective
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