mane
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mane /meɪn/ noun [countable] 1. 
HBAthe long hair on the back of a horse’s neck, or around the face and neck of a lion 〔马、狮颈上的〕鬃毛 →5 see picture at 见图 big cat, horse2 literaryDC a person’s long thick hair 又长又密的头发 her mane of hair 她那一头浓密的长发
HBAthe long hair on the back of a horse’s neck, or around the face and neck of a lion 〔马、狮颈上的〕鬃毛 →5 see picture at 见图 big cat, horse2 literaryDC a person’s long thick hair 又长又密的头发 her mane of hair 她那一头浓密的长发Examples from the Corpus
mane• Not with a mane and all.• There was nothing, in fact, plain about the old man with the craggy brows and mane of silver hair.• Some men are all thumbs trying to style their faux manes, Sampson says.• Behind the flying mane Elmer sits, leaning back, absolutely still.• Perhaps the most impressive beast of all, is the Current Trends Lion with a heavy duty bicycle chain for its mane.• She brushed her long hair into a shining mane and arranged it carefully around her shoulders.• The males stay behind, for their showy manes would only disturb the hunt whose technique is stealth.• Mrs Taxos spoke sharply and Meg scrambled all anyhow on to the warm fur back and gripped the springy mane.Origin mane Old English manumane nounChinese
the long Corpus the hair on back of
mane
mane /meɪn/
noun [countable]
1. the long hair on the back of a horse’s neck, or around the face and neck of a lion
2. literary a person’s long thick hair:
her mane of hair
mane /meɪn/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: manu
Origin: manu
1. the long hair on the back of a horse’s neck, or around the face and neck of a lion
2. literary a person’s long thick hair:
