chevelure

[ shev-uh-loor; French shuhvuh-lyr ]

/ ˌʃɛv əˈlʊər; French ʃəvəˈlür /

noun

a head of hair.

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”

Words nearby chevelure

chevalier, Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen, chevaux-de-frise, chevee, chevelure, cheveret, chevet, cheville, Cheviot, Cheviot Hills

Example sentences from the Web for chevelure

Then, why does the chevelure of dark-haired persons always resemble the 'raven's wing?'
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843|Various
The arrangement of this chevelure is performed for the chiefs by professional barbers, and is a work of great labour.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham
The chevelure of Sure-shot, well saturated with charcoal paste, assumed a different hue.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid
Chevelure, shev′e-lūr, n. a head of hair: a periwig: the nebulous part of a comet.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

单词	chevelure
释义	chevelure [ shev-uh-loor; French shuhvuh-lyr ] / ˌʃɛv əˈlʊər; French ʃəvəˈlür / noun a head of hair. 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” Words nearby chevelure chevalier, Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen, chevaux-de-frise, chevee, chevelure, cheveret, chevet, cheville, Cheviot, Cheviot Hills Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chevelure Then, why does the chevelure of dark-haired persons always resemble the 'raven's wing?' The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843\|Various The arrangement of this chevelure is performed for the chiefs by professional barbers, and is a work of great labour. The Natural History of the Varieties of Man\|Robert Gordon Latham The chevelure of Sure-shot, well saturated with charcoal paste, assumed a different hue. The Wild Huntress\|Mayne Reid Chevelure, shev′e-lūr, n. a head of hair: a periwig: the nebulous part of a comet. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various
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