manes

A noun referring to the long, coarse hair growing from the crest of an animal's neck, or a growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant les longs poils épais qui poussent sur la nuque ou le cou d'un animal, ou une chevelure abondante et épaisse sur la tête d'une personne.

1. Animal's neck hair A2 formal

   The long, thick hair that grows from the neck of certain animals, such as horses, lions, and zebras.

   • The lion's mane was thick and golden.
   • She brushed the horse's mane until it was smooth.
   • The zebra's mane stood up straight along its neck.

   🇫🇷Crinière

2. Human head of hair B1 informal

   A thick, long, or abundant growth of hair on a person's head.

   • He had a wild mane of curly hair.
   • Her mane of red hair was her most striking feature.
   • The rock star tossed his mane of hair as he performed.

   🇫🇷Chevelure abondante

   Synonymes: hairhead of hairmopshockthatch

• manes plural form
• manes' possessive plural form
• mane's possessive singular form

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism, a major religious movement in late antiquity.

• 🇫🇷Nom propre désignant le prophète perse fondateur du manichéisme, une grande religion de l'Antiquité tardive.

1. Persian Prophet C1 formal

   A Persian prophet who lived in the 3rd century AD and founded Manichaeism, a major religious movement.

   • Manes traveled widely to spread his teachings.
   • The writings of Manes influenced many later religious thinkers.
   • Scholars study the life of Manes to understand early religious syncretism.

   🇫🇷Manès (prophète perse)