Both Uses of
mane
in
Lucky, by Sebold
- Something she had tons of practice with, from having groomed horses whose manes she braided for competition.†
Chpt 2 *
- Her hair had been so beautiful as she fell, the long golden mane swinging up and out.†
Chpt 12mane = long coarse hair on an animal
Definitions:
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(1)
(mane) long coarse hair such as that which grows around a lion's head or on the back of a horse's neck
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, mane can refer to long coarse hair on another animal; or even to a person's hair.