hairbreadth


hair·breadth

H0014100 (hâr′brĕdth′)adj. Extremely close: a hairbreadth escape.n. Variant of hairsbreadth.

hairbreadth

(ˈhɛəˌbrɛdθ) n another word for hair's-breadth

hair•breadth

(ˈhɛərˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ)

also hairsbreadth



n. 1. a very small space or distance: to escape by a hairbreadth. adj. 2. extremely narrow or close: a hairbreadth escape. [1400–50]