hair-shaped
|hair-shaped|
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/ˈhɛr.ʃeɪpt/
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/ˈheə.ʃeɪpt/
hair-like; very thin
Etymology
'hair-shaped' originates from Modern English, formed as a compound of 'hair' + 'shaped' (the past-participial/adjectival form of 'shape').
'hair' comes from Old English 'hær' (via Middle English 'her'/'hair'), and 'shape' derives from Old English/Middle English forms (e.g. Old English 'gesceap'/'sceap' → Middle English 'shapen' → Modern English 'shape'); the compound 'hair-shaped' is a modern formation combining these elements.
Individually, 'hair' originally meant 'a strand of hair' and 'shaped' meant 'formed'; combined in Modern English they now specifically convey 'having the form of a hair' or 'hair-like.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having the form or appearance of a hair; very thin, threadlike, or filamentous.
Under the microscope we could see hair-shaped filaments stretching between the cells.
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