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Definition of Pilous
1. Adjective. Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones.
Exact synonyms: Pilary, Pilose
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Haired, Hairy, Hirsute
Derivative terms: Pile, Pile
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Haired, Hairy, Hirsute
Derivative terms: Pile, Pile
Definition of Pilous
1. a. See Pilose.
Definition of Pilous
1. Adjective. Covered with fine hair; pilose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pilous
1. pilose [adj] - See also: pilose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilous
Literary usage of Pilous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On diseases of the skin: A System of Cutaneous Medicine by Erasmus Wilson (1868)
"... the discoloration and pilous growth involving the ear a as the rest of the
... and pilous spots scattered upon his limbs. The mother of the met with no ..."
2. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer (1898)
"... doun she falleth 1079 For pilous joye, and after hire ... О which a pilous
thyng it was to se II ir ..."
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