HAIRBREADTH


Meaning of HAIRBREADTH in English

I. noun

or hairsbreadth ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷

1. : a narrow margin

lost the governorship by a hairbreadth — W.V.Shannon

2. : hair 3a

II. adjective

: having the breadth of a hair : very narrow

hairbreadth escape

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.