hairline /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/ noun4 •The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald. •(figurative) A very thin fissure.While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls.There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing. •A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography. •A fishing line made from hair. formshairlines