pele's hair

Pele's hair

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-leyz, pee-leez]
- /ˈpeɪ leɪz, ˈpi liz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-leyz, pee-leez]
- /ˈpeɪ leɪz, ˈpi liz/

Definitions of pele's hair words

noun pele's hair volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air. 1
noun pele's hair fine threads of volcanic glass formed from molten lava by the action of wind, explosion, etc 0
noun pele's hair fine, hairlike filaments of volcanic glass formed naturally from molten lava that hardened while it was subjected to high winds or other turbulence 0

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Origin of pele's hair

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; translation of Hawaiian lauoho-o-Pele hair of Pele (goddess of the volcano Kilauea)

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pele's hair popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.