headhair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hair which grows on the head.

Word forms

headhair headhairs head-hair head hair

Etymology

From Middle English *heed-heer, from Old English hēafodhǣr (“hair of the head, headhair”), equivalent to head + hair. Cognate with Dutch hoofdhaar (“headhair”), German Haupthaar (“headhair”), Danish hovedhår (“headhair”), Swedish huvudhår (“headhair”).

Synonyms

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