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/puy"lee euhs, pil"ee-/, adj.hairy or furry.[1835-45; PILE3 + -OUS]
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Pileous — Pi le*ous, a. [See {Pilous}.] Consisting of, or covered with, hair; hairy; pilose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pileous — [pī′lē əs, pil′ēəs] adj. [< L pilus, hair (see PILE2) + EOUS] hairy or furry … English World dictionary
pileous — adj. hairy, furry, covered in hair … English contemporary dictionary
pileous — pi·le·ous … English syllables
pileous — /ˈpaɪliəs/ (say puyleeuhs) adjective 1. of or relating to hair. 2. hairy. {pile3 + ous} …
pileous — ˈpīlēəs, ˈpil adjective Etymology: pil (I) + eous : hairy, pilose … Useful english dictionary
Roughness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Roughness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 roughness roughness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 tooth tooth grain texture ripple Sgm: N 1 asperity asperity rugosity salebrosity| corrugation … English dictionary for students
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
hairy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hirsute; furry; slang, dangerous. See roughness, danger, hair.Ant., smooth. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Bushy] Syn. bristly, shaggy, woolly, unshorn, downy, fleecy, whiskered, pileous, pubescent,… … English dictionary for students
pillose — a.; (also pilous) Pileous, hairy … New dictionary of synonyms
