Hail Mary /.heil ‘meari; NAmE 'meri/ noun {pi Hail Marys) a Roman Catholic prayer to Mary, the mother of

Jesus Timmm (m.mmx>

hail-stone /'heilstaun; NAmE -stoun/ noun [usually pi.] a small ball of ice that falls like rain 117 hail-storm /'heilstoim; NAmE -stoirm/ noun a storm during which hail falls from the sky SH hair 0-w /hea(r); NAmE her/ noun

1                  [U, C] the substance that looks like a mass of fine

threads growing especially on the head; one of these threads growing on the body of people and some animals €A; (       )HA: fair/dark hair

&; HA o straight/curly/wavy hair 3l / S / BM o to comb/brush your hair   (informal) J7l be down

in a minute. I’m doing (= brushing, arranging, etc.) my hair. ^S, ±gfeT0       X$tH aM0 ol’m having my hair

cut this afternoon.     Jf Ac o body/facial/

pubic hair / |j& / Pfj % 0 There’s a hair in my soup.

o The rug was covered with cat hairs. Jtfe H ± ^ II$5 % o — see also camel hair, horsehair

2                  -haired (in adjectives       having the type of

hair mentioned W   ( ^HA ) (ft: dark-haired

MAW 0 long-haired -£AW 3 [C] a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and stems of some plants ( IS % Pf ^ ± W ) IT7T77I get in sb’s 'hair {informal) to annoy sb by always being near them, asking them questions, etc.      HiMfill'n]^)

the hair of the dog (that ‘bit you) (informal) alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before 7

keep your ’hair on {BrE, informal) used to tell sb to stop shouting and become calm when they are angry A W H let your 'hair down

{informal) to relax and enjoy yourself, especially in a lively way       $£|& — T make sb’s 'hair stand on

end to shock or frighten sb    A^fhf

: a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end ^A^f         not harm/touch a hair of sb’s

915   hairgrip

head to not hurt sb physically in any way Az>(j3£A-* filHA;        A not have a hair out of place

(of a person A) to look extremely clean and neat M. % lo not turn a hair to show no emotion when sth surprising, shocking, etc. happens   HaE

— more at hang v., hide n., split v., tear1 v. hair-band /'heabaend; NAmE 'herb-/ noun a strip of cloth or curved plastic worn by women in their hair, that fits closely over the top of the head and behind the ears ifCA3?; AH

hair brush /'heabrAj; NAmE 'herb-/ noun a brush for making the hair tidy or smooth A®; — picture o

BRUSH

hair-cut /'heakAt; NAmE 'herkAt/ noun 1 the act of sb cutting your hair JjgA: You need a haircut. #iIA 7« o I see you’ve had a haircut. flc ## tlj jft JIA T o 2 the style in which sb’s hair is cut ASH; Ai£: What do you think of my new haircut? jS^ltlSWIlrAM^ & #? o a trendy haircut BXf A^i hair-do /'headu:; NAmE 'herdu:/ noun {pi -os) {old- fashioned, informal) the style in which a woman’s hair is arranged ( A 7 ) A^C, A 31 HT1 hairstyle hairdress er 0-m /'headresa(r); NAmE 'herd-/ noun 1 a person whose job is to cut, wash and shape hair M AW; HAW 2 hairdresser’s {pi hair-dress-ers) a place where you can get your hair cut, washed and shaped M A ; HA — compare barber ► hairdressing noun [U]

hair-dryer (also hair-drier) /'headraia(r); NAmE 'herd-/ noun a small machine used for drying your hair by blowing hot air over it ( Bfc7HA W ) ^MIJl hair-grip /'heagrip; NAmE 'herg-/ (also grip) (both BrE) {NAmE 'bobby pin) noun a small thin piece of metal or plastic folded in the middle, used by women for holding their hair in place A A — compare hairpin(I)