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Definition of hairline noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a receding hairline

hairline

noun

hairline pronunciation English

ˈheəlaɪn

hairline pronunciation American

ˈherlaɪn

1 the edge of a person's hair, especially at the fronta receding hairline2 (often used as an adjective) a very thin crack or linea hairline crack/fracture