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Lane vs Mane - What's the difference?

lane | mane |

As nouns the difference between lane and mane

is that lane is a narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees while mane is longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.

As a proper noun Lane

is {{surname|topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone who lived in a lane.

lane

English

(wikipedia lane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees
  • A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles
  • A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart
  • A course designated for ships or aircraft
  • (card games) An empty space in the tableau, formed by the removal of an entire row of cards.

    • Derived terms

    * laneway * memory lane * shipping lane * swimlane

    See also

    * alley * alleyway * carriageway * direction * gennel, ginnel, guinnel, gunnel, jennel * gitty, jitty * side * passage * roadway * snicket * wynd

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    mane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
  • * 1900 , L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
    • Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane , and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
  • Long or thick hair of a person's head.

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