capillatus

American

[kap-uh-ley-tuhs] / ˌkæp əˈleɪ təs /

adjective

(of a cumulonimbus cloud) having a cirriform upper portion that resembles an anvil or a disorderly mass of hair.

Etymology

Origin of capillatus

< Latin capillātus having hair; see capillary, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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Hence crinitus means nothing more than covered with hair; capillatus is used in opp. to bald-headed, Petron.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig

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