chevelure

American  

[shev-uh-loor, shuhv^uh-lyr] / ˌʃɛv əˈlʊər, ʃəvəˈlür /

noun

1. a head of hair.

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Etymology

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”

Example Sentences

In the way of hair, a magnificent chevelure of brown curls ruffles out under the rim of the cap, shadowing over the cheeks and neck of the wearer.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

Indeed, there is no rest for such heads as these—none of their wearers dares to sleep without a little stool to support his neck, so as not to crush his chevelure against the ground.

From Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

According to the Baroness de Staël, he steps proudly along, though looked at askance here, and shakes his black chevelure, or lion's mane, as if prophetic of great deeds.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

He went to call on la chevelure dorée, nevertheless, the morning after, and found her in the salon alone, greatly to his surprise and pleasure.

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

She is as changeable as a chameleon in the matter of her hair: I never see her twice with the same colored chevelure.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 by Various