Morpheme
Hair
Type
free base
Denotation
pigmented filament of keratin that grows from follicles on the skin of mammals
Etymology
Middle English her, heer, hær; Old English hǣr
Evidence
bluehair, cathair, crosshair, dehair, dehairer, doghair, hair, hairball, hairbow, haircloth, haircolor, haircut, hairdo, haired, hairedness, hairful, hairier, hairiest, hairing, hairist, hairless, hairlessly, hairlet, hairlike, hairmonger, hairpiece, hairs, hairworm, hairy, longhair, netherhair, nonhair, overhair, rehair, shorthair, underhair, wirehaired
Notes
modern spelling influenced by Old Norse har and Old English haire, from Old French haire
homophone of Hare
