Lank a. [Compar. Lanker superl. Lankest.]
1. 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? --Barrow.
2. Languid; drooping. [Obs.]
Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head. --Milton.
Lank hair, long, thin hair.