capillature

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noun

A bush of hair; frizzing of the hair.

OriginLatin capillatura →
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Meanings

nouncapillature (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA bush of hair; frizzing of the hair.

    The barbers afterwards rub Shea butter well over those billiard-ball bald heads, and presently the unseen forest springs up, and heavy crops of capillature result.

    1877, John Whitford, Trading Life in Western and Central Africa

Origin

  1. Latincapillatura
  2. Englishcapillature

Latin capillatura.

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APA

capillature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capillature

MLA

“capillature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capillature. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capillature,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capillature.

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