chevelure
[ shev-uh-loo r; French shuh vuh-lyr ]
/ ˌʃɛv əˈlʊər; French ʃəvəˈlür /
noun
a head of hair.
Nearby words
chevalier, chevalier, maurice, chevalier-montrachet, chevaux-de-frise, chevee, chevelure, cheveret, chevet, cheville, cheviot, cheviot hills
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Examples from the Web for chevelure
Then, why does the chevelure of dark-haired persons always resemble the 'raven's wing?'
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 LathamThe chevelure of Sure-shot, well saturated with charcoal paste, assumed a different hue.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne ReidChevelure, shev′e-lūr, n. a head of hair: a periwig: the nebulous part of a comet.