Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a mane, as a horse or lion; jubate.
- In heraldry, same as
crined .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a mane.
- adjective (Zoöl.) the sea lion.
- adjective (Zoöl.) the aoudad.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a (specified form of)
mane
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Examples
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I saw the fox trot by with upraised brush; and once that giant fox, taller than all but the tallest hounds, that men call the maned wolf, loped by at dusk on some unguessable errand from the ruined quarters of the south.
The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980
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The closest relative to the Falkland Islands wolf, the biologists report, is an odd South American dog species called the maned wolf, which looks nothing like the Falklands species.
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The scarlet-maned director of the boards has been generating buzz around the world, so here's a quick question-and-answer session by USA TODAY's Sal Ruibal on the gold medal winner and his fellow American snowboarders.
Analysis: What's next for Shaun White and men's snowboarding? 2010
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Mr. Gillis finished the performance wild maned and shirtless, dripping with sweat—something he also sees as a sort of contest.
Working on His Forehand Jen Wieczner 2011
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He stood six feet four; he had yellow hair himself that curled on his neck; and he was a bull -- a yellow-maned bull just turned thirty-one.
Flush of Gold 2010
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In Water Doll, a golden-maned beauty has an almost spiritual glow as the brilliant sun spotlights her from above.
Patricia Ciaffa Peyser: Drown the Dolls: Daena Title at Koplin Del Rio Patricia Ciaffa Peyser 2011
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In this case the iconic, shaggy-maned newsman falls for a feisty blogger with a horrific perm.
Weblogs Maxine 2009
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The long-maned Englishman bought the Savannah home, above, in 2006 for $1.5 million to stay in when he and his wife visited their son, who attended college there.
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December 15th, 2009 8: 41 pm ET finally the man has done at least one thing to help Americans. we are eternally grateful ole joe – I was beginning to loath the thought of you – so glad to hear you finally "maned up" and did the right thing for us instead of the insurance companies mountainmama
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In Water Doll, a golden-maned beauty has an almost spiritual glow as the brilliant sun spotlights her from above.
Patricia Ciaffa Peyser: Drown the Dolls: Daena Title at Koplin Del Rio Patricia Ciaffa Peyser 2011
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