(of a person) Having a lot of hair on the body. / (of an animal) Having a lot of fur. / (of a body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.

The characteristic of being hairy. / (technical) A characteristic of yarn: the proportion of fibre ends that stick out and are not embedded in the yarn body.

plural of hairiness

(slang) A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism. / (slang) A fond look at someone while batting one's eyelashes.

(Ireland, idiomatic) A hairy caterpillar. / (Ireland, idiomatic) The vulva.

plural of hairy molly

gymnure

plural of hairy hedgehog

A grass, Panicum effusum, native to Australia.

plural of hairy eyeball