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Definition of Depilation
1. Noun. The condition of being void of hair.
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Baldness, Phalacrosis
Derivative terms: Hairless
2. Noun. The act of removing hair (as from an animal skin).
Generic synonyms: Cleaning, Cleansing, Cleanup
Specialized synonyms: Shave, Shaving, Electrolysis
Derivative terms: Depilate
Definition of Depilation
1. n. Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing.
Definition of Depilation
1. Noun. Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing; hair removal. ¹
2. Noun. Removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Depilation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Depilation
1. The act or result of removing hair. Synonym: depilation. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Depilation
Literary usage of Depilation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Selections from the Works of the Late J. Wharburton Begbie by James Warburton Begbie, Dyce Duckworth (1882)
"I contrast, very favorably for the process of depilation, the different means
for the cure of Favus affecting the scalp, which have been formerly witnessed, ..."
2. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1864)
"Oil the following day depilation muy bo performed, as already described; and in
four or five days the operation will be complete. ..."
3. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"... to " fall" after liming, or it may engender putrefactive changes in the skin.
When thoroughly cleaned and softened, the hides undergo the depilation or ..."
4. Russia's Railway Advance Into Central Asia by Dobson, George (1890)
"... and tortoises—Losing sight of the mountains—Camels—Their proposed introduction
into Russia—depilation of—Present style of caravan progression—Arrival at ..."
5. The Ways of women in their physical, moral and intellectual relations by Jerome van Crowninshield Smith (1875)
"... —depilation—Excessive Growth—Baldness—Cove'rings for the Head—Luxuriant
Hair—Preservation—Hair- Dyes—Objections to them—Effects of Lead ..."
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