noun

mane

MAYN/meɪn/

Long, thick hair growing around an animal's neck or from a person's head.

The horse's long dark mane falls along its lighter-colored neck.

A close side view of a horse’s head, neck, and upper shoulder, with its long dark mane falling prominently along the neck against a lighter coat.

Etymology

Old English manu named a horse's mane. The modern animal sense also covers the comparable long hair along the neck and shoulders of lions and other animals.

In context

Libranima251:51

her hair, which in some measure resembled a horse’s mane, he rated as threads of the brightest gold of Araby

Don Quixote - Cervantes (Illustrated Audiobook) Part 1 of 4

More examples

She brushes the horse's mane before each ride.
He shakes his mane of dark curls.
The ponies' manes blow in the wind.

Forms

mane · manes

maned adjective — Having long hair around the neck.

Similar words

hair: Broader term that does not imply thickness, length, or location.
tresses: Usually describes long human hair, especially loose locks or curls.