Masculine

crine

Meaning

  1. (masculine) any hair from the mane or tail of a horse or other similar animal
  2. (masculine) any hair from the mane or tail of a horse or other similar animal
  3. (collective, masculine) a mass of such hair
  4. (masculine) a fabric made from such hair
  5. (masculine, poetic) a hair
  6. (collective, masculine, poetic) hair
  7. (masculine) tail (visible stream from a comet)
  8. (masculine, poetic) ray, beam
  9. (masculine) synonym of crinale

Hyphenated as
crì‧ne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkri.ne/
Etymology

From Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic *kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kre-i-s-, extension of the root *(s)ker- (“to turn; to bend”).

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