mane
n. countablen. the long, thick hair that grows on the neck of a horse or a lion. It can also describe a person's very thick or messy hair.
n. the long, heavy growth of hair on the neck of certain mammals, such as the horse or the male lion. When applied to humans, it suggests a thick, voluminous, or unkempt head of hair.
The lion shook his golden mane and roared.
The rider spent the morning brushing the horse's mane until it was smooth and shiny.
The actor was famous for his wild mane of silver hair, which became his most recognizable feature during his long career in the theater.
From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-West Germanic manu, from Proto-Germanic manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European mony-, mon- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane”), German Mähne (“mane”), Danish man (“horse's mane”), Swedish man (“horse's mane”), Icelandic mön (“mane”).
Dialectal rendering of man, as used in African-American Vernacular English.
Often used metaphorically to describe human hair that is particularly thick or impressive.