Definitions

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  • adjective shaped like a hair; long and slender.
  • adjective long and slender with a very fine internal diameter.

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  • adjective Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.

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  • adjective long and slender with a very small internal diameter

Etymologies

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hair +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Little eggs are hatched and the young are passed out by the way of the mouth, and they go swimming about as little oval bodies covered with a very curious kind of hairlike processes.

    Essays 2007

  • Little eggs are hatched and the young are passed out by the way of the mouth, and they go swimming about as little oval bodies covered with a very curious kind of hairlike processes.

    Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • Little eggs are hatched and the young are passed out by the way of the mouth, and they go swimming about as little oval bodies covered with a very curious kind of hairlike processes.

    Coral and Coral Reefs Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

  • To get an idea of how these tiny little "hairlike" shutters work, think about how a person raises their hand in front of their eyes to block the sunshine while trying to look at a traffic signal.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • An ogre with hairlike stone spikes topped the wall, swung his arm, and knocked five archers over, into the bailey.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

  • Yes | No | Report from huntnow wrote 23 hours 38 min ago the nature of this question confuses the hell out of me but the beard on a turkey looks like a beard of sorts. it protrudes out of their feathers on their chest in long, hopefully, dark colored bristly hairlike form. fudd what did these other hunters think a turkey beard was?

    QUIZ... I've run into some hunters who thought they knew what a turkey beard is, but they didnt. 2010

  • In 7 -10 days hanging in the cooler, a thin layer of white hairlike mold should be starting to form.

    Beef or Venison: Which Tastes Better? 2009

  • Yes | No | Report from huntnow wrote 23 hours 38 min ago the nature of this question confuses the hell out of me but the beard on a turkey looks like a beard of sorts. it protrudes out of their feathers on their chest in long, hopefully, dark colored bristly hairlike form. fudd what did these other hunters think a turkey beard was?

    QUIZ... I've run into some hunters who thought they knew what a turkey beard is, but they didnt. 2010

  • In 7 -10 days hanging in the cooler, a thin layer of white hairlike mold should be starting to form.

    Beef or Venison: Which Tastes Better? 2009

  • The bud blossomed into her ear, its hairlike tendrils snaking towards her eardrum where they fanned out into electric petals, sensors cool against her hot skin.

    365 tomorrows » Kathy Kachelries : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

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