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Hirsute
Answer for the clue "Hirsute ", 6 letters:
pilose
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Word definitions for pilose in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pilose \Pi*lose"\, a. [L. pilosus, fr. pilus hair. See Pile .] Hairy; full of, or made of, hair. The heat-retaining property of the pilose covering. --Owen. (Zo["o]l.) Clothed thickly with pile or soft down. (Bot.) Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Covered with fine hair.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. covered with hairs especially fine soft ones [syn: pilous , pilary ]
Usage examples of pilose.
Tower in the passageway, who had shrunk to pilose dwarf borders, having removed their hats and fallen to their knees.