matted hair

collocation in English

meaningsofmattedandhair

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matted
adjective
uk
/ˈmæt.ɪd/us
/ˈmæt̬.ɪd/
twisted into a firm, ...
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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 ofmattedandhairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were skin-and bone, unshaven and with longmattedhair.
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There was a little girl with beautiful brown eyes and darkmattedhairwho was covered in dust from head to foot.
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Mark her bold manner, impudent stare, fine figure, and the roll ofmattedhairlying as an ensign of her trade upon her proud head.
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His hair are generally tied up in a large knot - a "jata" (mattedhair) like a sage; rarely he may wear a crown.
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He set up an ashram, grewmattedhairand wore tree bark.
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The public symbol ofmattedhair, known as "jata," is re-created each time an individual goes through these unique experiences.
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Both were overwhelmed with grief on seeing him in rags withmattedhairand a thin dirty body.
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There have been ascetic groups within a variety of world faiths that have at times worn similarlymattedhair.
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A serpent may be depicted in hismattedhair, which is also adorned by the crescent moon.
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He wears a "jata-mukuta" (a headdress formed of piled,mattedhair) and white silken garments.
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She wears a "jata mukuta", that is, headdress formed of piled,mattedhairtied with snakes or skull ornaments.
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They are described as being covered in coarse,mattedhairwith large protruding ears and proboscidean noses.
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Shiva grabbed a lock of hismattedhairand dashed it to the ground.
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The right male half hasmattedhairwith a skull and crescent moon; the left female half has well-combed hair decorated with flowers and wears a patra-kundala (earring).
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The cap surface is covered with matted hairs, has shallow concentric furrows, and a dull brownish-orange color.
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The exoperidum is tomentose -- desely covered with a layer of fine matted hairs.
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The cap surface is sticky to slimy, and near the margin there are matted hairs beneath the slimy or sticky layer.
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