English Explanatory Dictionary

hairiness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The characteristic of being hairy.
  2. A characteristic of yarn: the proportion of fibre ends that stick out and are not embedded in the yarn body.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hairiness hairinesses

Etymology

From hairy + -ness.

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