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Armchair
Armchair Arm"chair`, n.
A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
--Tennyson.
Bath chairBath Bath, n.
A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot
springs, which has given its name to various objects.
Bath brick, a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form
of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc.
Bath chair, a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids
at Bath. ``People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed
out in their Bath chairs.' --Dickens.
Bath metal, an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces
of zinc and one pound of copper.
Bath note, a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches.
Bath stone, a species of limestone (o["o]lite) found near
Bath, used for building. Bedchair
Bedchair Bed"chair`, n.
A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them
while sitting up in bed.
Bulb of a hairBulb Bulb (b[u^]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F.
bulbe.]
1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above
or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a
bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed
leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and
roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from
a corm in not being solid.
2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape
certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.
Bulb of the eye, the eyeball.
Bulb of a hair, the ``root,' or part whence the hair
originates.
Bulb of the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, often
called simply bulb.
Bulb of a tooth, the vascular and nervous papilla contained
in the cavity of the tooth.
3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the
bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as
spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson. ChairChair Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. Chaired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chairing.]
1. To place in a chair.
2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.] ChairedChair Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. Chaired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chairing.]
1. To place in a chair.
2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.] ChairingChair Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. Chaired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chairing.]
1. To place in a chair.
2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.] Chairmanship
Chairmanship Chair"man*ship, n.
The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body.
Curled hairCurled Curled (k[^u]rld), a.
Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as, curled maple (maple
having fibers which take a sinuous course).
Curled hair (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of
horses, prepared for upholstery purposes. --McElrath. Elbowchair
Elbowchair El"bow*chair`, n.
A chair with arms to support the elbows; an armchair.
--Addison.
Enchair
Enchair En*chair", v. t.
To seat in a chair. --Tennyson.
Fair-haired
Fair-haired Fair"-haired`, a.
Having fair or light-colored hair.
Folding chairFolding Fold"ing, n.
1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a
doubling; a plication.
The lower foldings of the vest. --Addison.
2. (Agric.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land,
etc.
Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas,
etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by
tourists, etc. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Folding chair, a chair which may be shut up compactly for
carriage or stowage; a camp chair.
Folding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and
hung upon hinges. hair eelGordius Gor"di*us, n. [NL. See Gordian, 1.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in
insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and
live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; -- called
also hair eel, hairworm, and hair snake, from the
absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are
metamorphosed horsehairs. Hair grassHair grass Hair" grass` (Bot.)
A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the
Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira or
Deschampsia. hair pyritesMillerite Mil"ler*ite, n. [From W. H. Miller, of Cambridge,
Eng.] (Min.)
A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate
capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow;
-- sometimes called hair pyrites. Hair pyritesPyrites Py*ri"tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See Pyre.]
(Min.)
A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of
iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or
yellowish color.
Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite,
or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when
struck with steel.
Arsenical pyrites, arsenopyrite.
Auriferous pyrites. See under Auriferous.
Capillary pyrites, millerite.
Common pyrites, isometric iron disulphide; pyrite.
Hair pyrites, millerite.
Iron pyrites. See Pyrite.
Magnetic pyrites, pyrrhotite.
Tin pyrites, stannite.
White iron pyrites, orthorhombic iron disulphide;
marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of
marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear pyrites,
etc.
Yellow, or Copper, pyrites, the sulphide of copper and
iron; chalcopyrite. hair snakeGordius Gor"di*us, n. [NL. See Gordian, 1.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in
insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and
live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; -- called
also hair eel, hairworm, and hair snake, from the
absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are
metamorphosed horsehairs. HairbellHairbell Hair"bell`, n. (Bot.)
See Harebell. Hairbird
Hairbird Hair"bird`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The chipping sparrow.
HairbrainedHairbrained Hair"brained`, a.
See Harebrained. Hairbreadth
Hairbreadth Hair"breadth`, a.
Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth
escape.
Hair-brown
Hair-brown Hair"-brown`, a.
Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is
composed of equal proportions of red and green.
Hairbrush
Hairbrush Hair"brush`, n.
A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair.
Haircloth
Haircloth Hair"cloth`, n.
Stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair.
Hairdresser
Hairdresser Hair"dress`er, n.
One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
Haired
Haired Haired, a.
1. Having hair. ``A beast haired like a bear.' --Purchas.
2. In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired.
Hairen
Hairen Hai"ren, a. [AS. h?ren.]
Hairy. [Obc.]
His hairen shirt and his ascetic diet. --J. Taylor.
Hairiness
Hairiness Hair"i*ness, n.
The state of abounding, or being covered, with hair.
--Johnson.
Hairless
Hairless Hair"less, a.
Destitute of hair. --Shak.
Meaning of Hair from wikipedia
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terminal and fine
vellus hair. Most
common interest in
hair is
focused on
hair growth,
hair types, and
hair care, but
hair is also an
important biomaterial...
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Hair" is the
title song to the 1967
musical Hair and the 1979 film
adaptation of the musical. The musical’s
title song
begins as
character Claude slowly...
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Hair transplantation is a
surgical technique that
removes hair follicles from one part of the body,
called the 'donor site', to a bald or
balding part...
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hair Orange red
hair Copper hair Titian hair Strawberry blond hair Light blond hair Golden blond hair Medium blond hair Gray
hair White hair...
- Red
hair, also
known as
ginger hair, is a
human hair color found in 2–6% of
people of
Northern or
Northwestern European ancestry and
lesser frequency in...
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hair, body
hair, hairiness, or
hairy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Hair is a
protein filament that
grows from
follicles in the skin.
Hair may...
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Hair loss, also
known as
alopecia or baldness,
refers to a loss of
hair from part of the head or body.
Typically at
least the head is involved. The severity...
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Pubic hair (or
pubes /ˈpjuːbiːz/, /pjuːbz/) is
terminal body
hair that is
found in the
genital area and
pubic region of
adolescent and
adult humans. The...
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Hair coloring, or
hair dyeing, is the
practice of
changing the
color of the
hair on humans' heads. The main
reasons for this are cosmetic: to
cover gray...
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Hair: The
American Tribal Love-Rock
Musical is a rock
musical with a book and
lyrics by
Gerome Ragni and
James Rado and
music by Galt MacDermot. The work...
