en cheveux

French

Etymology

Literally, “in hair”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ ʃ(ə).vø/

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Adjective

en cheveux (invariable)

1. (dated, of a woman) bareheaded

   Hypernyms: nu-tête, tête nue

Further reading

• Antoine Furetière, Dictionnaire universel, 1690
• “cheveu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.