chevelure

[ shev-uh-loor; French shuhvuh-lyr ]

/ ˌʃɛv əˈlʊər; French ʃəvəˈlür /

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noun

a head of hair.

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Origin of chevelure

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English cheveler, chefe-lere, cheweler ; from Old French cheveleüre “head of hair, wig,” from Latin capillātūra “hairlike flaw in a gem or gemstone,” derivative of the adjective capillātus “longhaired,” derivative of capillus “the hair on the head”

Words nearby chevelure

chevalier, Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen, chevaux-de-frise, chevee, chevelure, cheveret, chevet, cheville, Cheviot, Cheviot Hills

How to use chevelure in a sentence

Then, why does the chevelure of dark-haired persons always resemble the 'raven's wing?'
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843|Various
The chevelure of Sure-shot, well saturated with charcoal paste, assumed a different hue.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid
Nature had been partial to this little working girl and given her the chevelure of a queen.
Initials Only|Anna Katharine Green
Ung aultre tableau d'ung marchant ytalien, rond bonnet, son habit de couleur de pourpre le fondz verd, grosse chevelure.
The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria|Eleanor E. Tremayne

The arrangement of this chevelure is performed for the chiefs by professional barbers, and is a work of great labour.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham