hairsbreadth
[ hairz-bredth, -bretth, -breth ]
/ ˈhɛərzˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛθ /
noun
a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
adjective
extremely narrow or close.
Also
hair's-breadth,
hairbreadth.
Origin of hairsbreadth
First recorded in 1575–85
Words nearby hairsbreadth
hairline,
hairline fracture,
hairnet,
hairpiece,
hairpin,
hairsbreadth,
hairsplitting,
hairspray,
hairspring,
hairstreak,
hairstyle
British Dictionary definitions for hair's-breadth
hair's-breadth
noun
- a very short or imperceptible margin or distance
- (as modifier)a hair's-breadth escape