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Definition
long coarse hair such as that which grows around a lion's head or on the back of a horse's neckMuch more rarely, mane can refer to long coarse hair on another animal; or even to a person's hair.
- It was a healthy male lion with a golden mane.
mane = long coarse hair growing around the head
- She brushed the horse's mane and tail.
- He could see the mane and ears and head of his horse quite easily now.C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
- Well, a lion is a little bit — only a little bit, mind you like a huge cat — with a mane.C.S. Lewis -- The Silver Chair
- Jody reached up a hand and took hold of Nellie's mane.John Steinbeck -- The Red Pony
- Now all you do is hold onto his mane.Peter Shaffer -- Equus
- Its long, slender legs were stuck out at odd angles where it had fallen and its mane was spread pearly-white on the dark leaves.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- His curly white mane stood up with rage, and his eyes flamed, and his big dog teeth glistened, and he was splendid to look at.Rudyard Kipling -- The Jungle Book
- Aslan raised his head and shook his mane.C.S. Lewis -- The Last Battle
- Aslan, who seemed larger than before, lifted his head, shook his mane, and roared.C.S. Lewis -- Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
- I was holding pump, mane, and bridle.Ernest J. Gaines -- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- ...she turned pale and bent down till her face touched the mane of the horse. You could see she felt deadly sick.C.S. Lewis -- The Magician's Nephew
- The lumbering horse wore a black shawl over its mane.Jerry Spinelli -- Milkweed
- By daylight Kotick's mane was standing on end and his temper was...Rudyard Kipling -- The Jungle Book
- Sea Catch was fifteen years old, a huge gray fur seal with almost a mane on his shoulders, and long, wicked dog teeth.Rudyard Kipling -- The Jungle Book
- His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard,J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- This cheered him immensely; and when he came back to Novastoshnah that summer, Matkah, his mother, begged him to marry and settle down, for he was no longer a holluschick but a full-grown sea-catch, with a curly white mane on his shoulders, as heavy, as big, and as fierce as his father.Rudyard Kipling -- The Jungle Book
- Why do you keep on swearing By the Lion and By the Lion's Mane? I thought you hated lions.C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
- "By the Lion's Mane, Tarkheena, I'm nothing of the sort," said Bree indignantly.C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
- "By the Mane, my old master Anradin!" said Bree.C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
mane = long coarse hair growing on the back of the neck of a horse
mane = long coarse hair that grows on the back of the neck of a horse (or around the head of a lion)
mane = long coarse hair on an animal
mane = long coarse hair growing on the back of the neck of a horse
mane = long coarse hair growing on the back of the neck of a horse
mane = long coarse hair on the back of the neck
mane = coarse hair
mane = a lion or horses hair
mane = lion's hair
mane = long coarse hair growing on the back of the neck of a horse
mane = hair on the neck
mane = long coarse hair growing on the back of the neck of a horse
mane = ring of long coarse hair around the neck and shoulders
mane = long coarse hair around the neck and shoulders
mane = long coarse hair
mane = ring of long coarse hair around the neck and shoulders
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