hairshaft

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noun

The hard filamentous part of a hair, extending above the skin surface.

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Meanings

nounhairshaft (plural hairshafts)

plural hairshafts

  1. The hard filamentous part of a hair, extending above the skin surface.

Origin

From hair + shaft.

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APA

hairshaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairshaft

MLA

“hairshaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairshaft. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairshaft,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairshaft.

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