Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Mane
Mane (mān), n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. mähne, OHG. mana, Icel. mön, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. μάνος, μάννος, Skr. manyā neck muscles. √275.] 1. The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse.
2. The hair growing on a person's head, especially hair that is long and thick; — usually used humorously. [jocose] [PJC]