Meaning
Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane”), German Mähne (“mane”), Danish man (“horse's mane”), Swedish man (“horse's mane”), Icelandic mön (“mane”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 17 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-11NAELMTY
- 2026-04-15AETNMPV
- 2026-03-28NABEMKT
- 2026-02-14MABEGIN
- 2026-02-06EAMGCIN
- 2025-12-05ENAMCBI
- 2025-10-26MAEINTY
- 2025-08-30AENIGMZ
- 2025-08-01NAKECHM
- 2025-05-10MAOHENP
- 2025-03-09MANGELT
- 2025-02-09MALFEIN
+5 earlier appearances in the archive.