mane

 
Pronunciation: /meɪn/

noun

  • a growth of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other mammal: the horse was rushing about in the field, tossing its mane
  • a person’s long flowing hair: he had a mane of white hair

Derivatives

maned

adjective
[in combination]: a black-maned lion

maneless

adjective

Origin:

Old English manu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch manen