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View synonyms for pilous

pilous

[pahy-luhs]

adjective

  1. pilose.



pilous

/ ˈpaɪləs /

adjective

  1. a variant of pilose

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pilous1

From the Latin word pilōsus, dating back to 1650–60. See pilose, -ous
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Example Sentences

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He'd begin with his gray spot and run the whole gamut of his pilous degradation.

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I can not imagine that he will ever become a pilous adult, with harvests for the razor on that downy chin.

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"In the cold woman the pilous system is remarkable for the languor of its vitality; the hairs are fair, delicate, scarce and smooth, while in ardent natures there are little curly tufts about the temples."

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A poor pilous system, on the other hand, Roubaud regarded as a probable though not an irrefragable proof of sexual frigidity in women.

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