hair

hair [-'s] n

OE hér < Germanic.

  1. Millimeter; very small measure; extremely short distance.
  2. Coiffure; natural head covering; mass of filaments growing from the scalp.
  3. Strand; small filament; fiber issuing from the skin and a bulbous root.
  4. String; single strand of rope; [fig.] last chance; final opportunity.