chevelure
[shev-uh-loo r; French shuh vuh-lyr]
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Chevelure, shev′e-lūr, n. a head of hair: a periwig: the nebulous part of a comet.
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 ManRobert Gordon Latham
Then, why does the chevelure of dark-haired persons always resemble the 'raven's wing?'
The chevelure of Sure-shot, well saturated with charcoal paste, assumed a different hue.
The Wild HuntressMayne Reid
Nature had been partial to this little working girl and given her the chevelure of a queen.
Initials OnlyAnna Katharine Green