Mane (?), n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. mahne, OHG. mana, Icel. mon, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. , , Skr. manya neck muscles. &root;275.]
The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse.
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