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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Ueli | | - | German (Swiss) |
| Peony | | PEE-ə-nee | English (Rare) |
| Achard | | - | Old Norman |
| Iosif | | ee-O-seef (Russian), YO-seef (Romanian) | Russian, Romanian, Greek |
| Irma | | ['ɜ:mə] | |
| Seleukos | | - | Ancient Greek |