: having hair especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-haired

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Among the hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets in France on Tuesday were Paolina and Violette, eighteen and seventeen years old, arguing politely with a white-haired man sucking apple juice from a juice box. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 After coming into contact with the squid, Wade begins to have visions of the hag, a black-haired, sopping-wet woman in white who comes to him repeatedly. — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Meir presented a how-to video for curly-haired spacewomen like herself, while Hathaway kept his bushy mustache — a space rarity — groomed to perfection. — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Anthony Boyle is almost unrecognizable in his latest role as the bushy-haired American Sam Bankman-Fried. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for haired

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of haired was in the 14th century

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“Haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haired. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

Medical Definition

: having hair especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
red-haired
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