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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mane \Mane\ (m[=a]n), noun [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. m["a]hne, OHG. mana, Icel. m["o]n, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. many[=a] neck muscles. [root]275.] The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of {Horse}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mane
noun
1: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
2: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn: {head of hair}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "mane": bristle, capillament, cilium, coat, crop, fleece, fur, hair, head, head of hair, horsehair, locks, mat, mop, pelt, pile, pubescence, pubic hair, setula, shag, shock, thatch, tresses, wool
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