depilousadj.
/ˈdɛpɪləs/ Deprived or void of hair.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > hairy, furry, or woolly > without hair
balda1400
depilous1646
naked1681
pelon1882
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > stripped or made bare > stripped of hair or feathers > stripped of hair
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depilous1646
depiled1650
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1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xiv A quadruped corticated and depilous . View more context for this quotation
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. x How they [dogs] of some Countries became depilous and without any hair at all. View more context for this quotation
1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis vii. 156 Striking me with a very thick stick, he left me [the ass] entirely depilous.
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