hairbreadth

noun
/ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/CA

Etymology

From hair + breadth.

  1. inherited from bredthe
  2. compounded as hairbreadth — “hair + breadth

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hair's breadth

    Alternative form of hair's breadth: the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount.

    • 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.
    • This surely was a day destined to be signalized by hairbreadth escapes.
    • His hairbreadth escapes from death; […].

The neighborhood

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