mane

mane
noun
ADJECTIVE
flowing
shaggy, tangled
thick
long
silky
black, silver, white, etc.
VERB + MANE
have
shake, toss

She shook her mane of auburn hair.

The horse tossed its flowing mane behind it.

pat (esp. AmE), stroke (esp. BrE)
PREPOSITION
mane of

He has a mane of white hair.

PHRASES
a horse's mane, a lion's mane

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