hairsbreadth
[
hairz
-bredth, -bretth, -breth]
/ˈhɛərzˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛθ/
noun
1.
a very small space or distance:
We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
adjective
2.
extremely narrow or close.
Also,
hair's-breadth,
hairbreadth
.
Origin
1575-85
British Dictionary definitions for
hair's-breadth
hair's-breadth
noun
1.
a very short or imperceptible margin or distance
(
as modifier
):
a hair's-breadth escape