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‖ chevelure|ʃəvəˈlyr|
Forms: 5 cheveler, 7– chevelure.
[a. F. chevelure, in OF. cheveleüre = Pr. cabelladura, It. capillatura:—L. capillātūra head of hair, f. capillāt-us haired, f. capillus a hair. In ME. naturalized as cheveler, but in mod. use, treated as a French loan-word, and pronounced accordingly.]
1. The hair of the head, a head of hair; † a wig.
1470in Cunningham Brit. Paint. (1829) I. 18 Item, longeth to the angels four chevelers. c1488Digby Myst. 139 (Stage direction) Ffyrst entreth Wysdam..vpon his hed a cheveler with browes. 1652Urquhart Jewel Wks. (1834) 235 Majesty in his very chevelure. 1864R. Burton Dahome 49 Conspicuous..by her chevelure which looked like a closely-fitting cap of Astrachan wool. 1884West. Daily Press 29 May 3/7 An abundant chevelure, drawn up from the neck.
2. transf. The luminous appearance surrounding the nucleus of comets; also the diffused light round certain nebulous stars. [So in French.]
1672Phil. Trans. VII. 4044 When we beheld the Comet with Telescopes, we saw about his head a chevelure of an almost equal length, without being able clearly to distinguish his tail. 1791Herschel in Phil. Trans. LXXXI. 78 A star of about the 9th magnitude, surrounded by a milky nebulosity, or chevelure, of about 3 minutes in diameter. 1854Tomlinson Arago's Astron. 135 If the moon is an old comet, what has she done with her chevelure, or hair? |