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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 |
| Alma (1) | | AL-mə (English) | English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch |
| Irmak | | - | Turkish |
| Mona (2) | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Jaakob | | - | Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare) |
| Holley | | ['hɔli:] | |
| Seneca | | SEN-ə-kə (English) | Ancient Roman |