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- a hair's breadth
a hair's breadth
a hair's breadth
a very small distance or amount Enemy forces are within a hair's breadth of the city. We were a hair's breadth away from getting caught. (= we were almost caught)
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| MichaŁ | | MEE-khahw | Polish |
| Nani | | - | Hawaiian |
| MÓRic | | MO-reets | Hungarian |
| Ahab | | ['eihæb] | |
| Tori | | TAWR-ee | English |
| Annelies | | ah-ne-LEES (German), ahn-nə-LEES (Dutch) | German, Dutch |