hairbreadth
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA: /ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/
hairbreadth (plural hairbreadths)
- the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount
- 1749: Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- In short, these kind of hairbreadth missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune, who may be considered as thus playing tricks with us, and wantonly diverting herself at our expense.
- 1799: Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Huntly
- This surely was a day destined to be signalized by hairbreadth escapes.
- 1856: Wilkie Collins, After Dark
- Measure Maddalena, and measure Minerva, and from forehead to chin, you won't find a hairbreadth of difference between them.
- 1749: Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
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