About The Word Hairbreadth
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Hairbreadth
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What's The Definition Of Hairbreadth?
[n] a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost by a hair"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hairbreadth: hair | hair's-breadth Related Terms | Find terms related to Hairbreadth: ace | bit | bowshot | brief span | close quarters | close range | closeness | confinement | crack | crowdedness | earreach | earshot | gunshot | hair | hair space | hairsbreadth | incapaciousness | inch | incommodiousness | limitation | little | little ways | narrow gauge | narrowness | nearness | pistol shot | restrictedness | restriction | short distance | short piece | short way | slenderness | span | spitting distance | step | straitness | strictness | tight squeeze | tightness | whisker See Also | small indefinite amount | small indefinite quantity Hairbreadth In Webster's Dictionary \Hair"breadth`\, Hair'sbreadth \Hair's"breadth`\
The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance;
sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch.
Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not
miss. --Judg. xx. 16
\Hair"breadth`\, a. Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth escape. |
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