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hair stroke

hair stroke
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hair strohk]
    • /hɛər stroʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hair strohk]
    • /hɛər stroʊk/

Definitions of hair stroke words

  • noun hair stroke a fine line in writing or printing. 1
  • noun hair stroke a very fine line in a written character 0
  • noun hair stroke a very fine line in writing or printing 0
  • noun hair stroke (printing) a fine line drawn out at the top or bottom of a letter. 0
  • noun hair stroke (penmanship) a line as fine as a hair. 0
  • noun hair stroke (behavior) a soothing gesture. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of hair stroke

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hair stroke

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hair stroke popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hair stroke usage trend in Literature

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