long hair

collocation in English

meaningsoflongandhair

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long
adjective
uk
/lɒŋ/us
/lɑːŋ/
continuing for a large amount ...
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hair
noun[C or U]
uk
/heər/us
/her/
the mass of thin thread-like structures on the head of a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of a person ...
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(Definition oflongandhairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflong hair

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He hadlonghair, long fingernails.
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The student withlonghaircame to see me yesterday.
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On his head was an auburn wig - a fluffed mass oflonghair.
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Members hadlonghairand were loose in their interpretation of the strict dress codes of the movement.
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We condemn them for theirlonghairand their clothes.
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However, while the none-more-black and spikeylonghairlook was visually distinctive, goths otherwise fell between umpteen teenage tribal divisions.
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All possible explanations (short hair signals organization,longhairsuggests creativity) imply there is not, in fact, only a single issue at stake.
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But he showed a general lack of deference to those in authority, symbolised by hislonghairand manner of dress.
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For example, for the female pilot, a drawing of a woman in uniform with a skirt andlonghair, next to an airplane was used.
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I hadlonghairand flares—the lot.
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Longhairwas shocking, and it was a revolutionary act to growlonghair.
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I personally think thatlonghair, together with modern clothes, is quite absurd.
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The fact that they may havelonghairis no indication.
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With theirlonghairand guitars, they explained to the kids that drug use was bad.
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I am glad that no complaints were made about thelonghairof the young men.
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I am not myself put off bylonghairand beards, though some are.
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It is 5 times more likely that a woman haslonghairthan that a man haslonghair.
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For example, how could the person who prefers politicians with short hair, but whose second preference is for those withlonghair, possibly communicate a reason for her preference?
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No other group is distinguished bylonghairand the turban and can be identified by their names.
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Yes, their hair is longer, but the trade unions, being old-fashioned organisations, might not likelonghair.
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He always has reallylonghair.
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I grewlonghairand beard too.
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Parros did not always havelonghair.
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