Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mane \Mane\, n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G.
   m["a]hne, OHG. mana, Icel. m["o]n, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene
   necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. many[=a] neck
   muscles. [root]275.]
   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}.

Source : WordNet®

mane
     n 1: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
     2: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn: {head
        of hair}]