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/puy"lee it, -ayt', pil"ee-/, adj. Bot., Zool.having a pileus.[1820-30; < L pileatus capped. See PILEUS, -ATE1]
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Pileate — Pi le*ate, Pileated Pi le*a ted, a. [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.] 1. Having the form of a cap for the head. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. [1913 Webster] {Pileated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pileate — [pi′leāt΄idpī′lē it, pil′ēit; pī′lēāt΄, pil′ēāt΄] adj. [L pileatus < pileus] 1. having a pileus 2. having a crest extending from the bill to the nape, as some birds: Also pileated [pi′leāt΄id] … English World dictionary
pileate — having a cap … Dictionary of ichthyology
pileate — adj. capped, having a pileus (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
pileate — pi·le·ate … English syllables
pileate — pi•le•ate [[t]ˈpaɪ li ɪt, ˌeɪt, ˈpɪl i [/t]] adj. bot zool. having a pileus • Etymology: 1820–30; < L pīleātus capped. See pileus, ate I … From formal English to slang
pileate — /ˈpɪlieɪt/ (say pileeayt), / iət/ (say eeuht) adjective capped, as a mushroom. {Latin pīleātus capped. See pileus} …
pileate — … Useful english dictionary
Ceophloeus pileatus — Pileate Pi le*ate, Pileated Pi le*a ted, a. [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.] 1. Having the form of a cap for the head. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. [1913 Webster] {Pileated … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
logcock — Pileate Pi le*ate, Pileated Pi le*a ted, a. [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.] 1. Having the form of a cap for the head. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. [1913 Webster] {Pileated … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
