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Hairline

/ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/

The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.

📖 Definitions of "Hairline"

noun
  1. 1

    The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.

    "It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald."

  2. 2

    A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.

  3. 3

    A fishing line made from hair.

  4. 4

    A very thin fissure.

    "While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls."

adjective
  1. 1

    Very thin, as thin as a hair

    "There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing."

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