Haired

Haired
Haired \Haired\ (h[^a]rd), a. 1. Having hair. ``A beast haired like a bear.'' --Purchas. [1913 Webster]

2. In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • -haired — UK [heə(r)d] US [herd] suffix used with some adjectives to make adjectives describing the hair of a person or animal a dark haired youth a short haired terrier Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

  • haired — ha(ə)rd, he(ə)rd adj having hair esp. of a specified kind usu. used in combination <red haired> …   Medical dictionary

  • haired — adjective having or covered with hair Jacob was a hairy man a hairy caterpillar • Syn: ↑hairy, ↑hirsute • Ant: ↑hairless (for: ↑hairy) …   Useful english dictionary

  • haired — /haird/, adj. 1. having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination): dark haired; long haired. 2. New England (chiefly Maine). angry, annoyed, or upset (often fol. by up): Don t get haired up over his insults. [1350 1400; ME hered; see …   Universalium

  • -haired — [[t] he͟ə(r)d[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED haired combines with adjectives to describe the length, colour, or type of hair that someone has. He was a small, dark haired man …   English dictionary

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  • haired — [[t]hɛərd[/t]] adj. cvb having hair of a specified kind (usu. used in combination): dark haired; long haired[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

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