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
FerdieFUR-deeEnglish
Soraya-Persian, Spanish, French
Wilhelmina[.wilə'mi:nə]
LÉOpold-French
Estienne-Medieval French
Glooscap-New World Mythology