wire-haired

wire-haired
adjective
(especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair
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a wire-haired terrier

Syn: ↑wiry-coated
Similar to: ↑hairy, ↑haired, ↑hirsute

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wireˈ-haired adjective
(of an animal) having a coat of rather rough, hard hair
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Main Entry:wire

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wire-haired UK [ˌwaɪə(r) ˈheə(r)d] US [ˌwaɪr ˈherd] adjective
with short stiff hair

a wire-haired dog

Thesaurus: dog behaviour and describing dogshyponym

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wire-haired «WYR HAYRD», adjective.
having short, coarse, stiff hair: »

a wire-haired fox terrier.

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adj. (esp. of a dog breed) having stiff or wiry hair

a wire-haired terrier


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • wire-haired — [wīrherd΄] adj. having coarse, or wiry, hair: also written wirehaired …   English World dictionary

  • wire-haired — adjective a wire haired dog has fur that is stiff not soft: a wire haired terrier …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • wire-haired — adjective Having coarse, stiff hair. Syn: rough coated Ant: smooth, haired …   Wiktionary

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