The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lank hair
Lank \Lank\ (l[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. Lanker; superl. Lankest.] [ AS. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.]
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Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
Meager and lank with fasting grown.
--Swift.Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank purse than an empty brain?
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Languid; drooping. [Obs.]
Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head.
--Milton.Lank hair, long, thin hair.
--Macaulay.