crīnis — meaning in English

English meaning

• hair noun A thin strand that grows from the skin of humans and many animals.
• lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.

Senses

crīnis is used for these senses in English:

• hair (uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.

hair — full definition

1. noun A thin strand that grows from the skin of humans and many animals.
2. noun All the hair growing on a person's head, especially considered as a style.
3. noun A very small amount or degree.

lock — full definition

1. noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
2. verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
3. noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
4. noun A strand or tuft of hair.

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