Word
of the Day for Tuesday 30th September 2014
Pilar \PAHY-ler\
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Adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or covered with hair. |
Quotes
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Their bodies are remarkably smooth, and devoid of pilar hair…
-- James Cowles Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind, 1826 |
Origin
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Pilar came to English in the mid-1800’s from the New Latin pilāris meaning
"of hair."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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