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# mane

noun (a mane, manes)

«mane» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A mane is the long thick hair growing on the neck of some animals, especially horses and male lions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#m1)
2. (informal) A mane is a person's long, thick hair: a mane of red hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons a male lion's mane protects its neck in fights and shows how strong and healthy it is; darker manes can show older, stronger lions. Horse riders brush and plait the mane. In stories, a hero's flowing mane of hair makes them look wild or strong. Phrases: a lion's mane, a horse's mane, a mane of hair, lion's mane jellyfish.

### Examples

- The lion shook its golden mane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x1)
- She brushed the pony's mane until it shone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x2)
- Only male lions have a mane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x3)
- The horse's mane blew in the wind as it galloped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x4)
- The singer had a wild mane of curly hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x5)
- We plaited the pony's mane for the show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x6)
- A lion's mane jellyfish has long trailing tentacles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x7)
- The young lion's mane was still short. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x8)
- ‘Are you afraid?’ asked the horse, shaking his mane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a mane, manes. Homophones: «main» (most important, as in main road) and «Maine» (a US state) sound the same. Do not confuse «mane» (hair) with «main» in writing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mane» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mane/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mane» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mane.html) on Mova free.