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

Her kneecaps were not fractured, but two hairpins became detached from her chevelure while she was performing a protracted pirouette.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 by Various

It still carries its hair—a fine chevelure, waving and profuse.

From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne

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

Lucien a fait l'éloge de la mouche; Fronton de la poussière, de la fumée, de la négligence; Dion Chrysostome de la chevelure, du perroquet, etc.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

And feathered songsters all secure, The merle, the lark, shall come and sit Amongst her emerald chevelure And build their nests in it.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir