ETYM as. manu; akin to od. mane, Dutch maan, German mähne, Old High Germ. mana, Icel. mön, Dan. and Swed. man, as. mene necklace, Icel. men, Latin monile, Skr. manyâ neck muscles.
(Homonym: main).
1. Growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being; SYN. head of hair.
2. Long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
bei Tieren (Pferd, Löwe u. a.) die den Nacken bedeckenden, langen Haare.
(Latin) in the morning.