mane

Meaning

1. Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
2. Long or thick hair of a person's head.
3. Part of a naval sword between the tang button and the quillon.

Synonyms

hair

crest

head of hair

ruff

fins

mane hair

hazy

broom

🧹

mop

mop of hair

ridge

scrubber

shock

⚡

tongue

👅

matted hair

push broom

dishevelled locks

horsehair

brow

brush

comb

fleece

fur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/meɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane”), German Mähne (“mane”), Danish man (“horse's mane”), Swedish man (“horse's mane”), Icelandic mön (“mane”).