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hair's breadth

hair's breadth

A very small amount or short length. After wandering around the forest for an hour thinking we were lost, it turned out that we were only a hair's breadth away from our campsite. The seal is air-tight—there's not a hair's breadth between the door and the frame.
See also: breadth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lambertolahm-BER-toItalian
Ari (2)AH-ree (Finnish)Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Finnish
Clematisklə-MAT-isEnglish (Rare)
Cowal-Irish
TereTE-reSpanish
Aldegund-Ancient Germanic
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