chevelu
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French chevelu, from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cheveu (“hair”) + -u.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
chevelu (feminine chevelue, masculine plural chevelus, feminine plural chevelues)
- hairy, long-haired
- Coordinate term: chauve
- 1862, Victor Hugo, “IV. Essai de consolation sur la veuve Hucheloup”, in Les Misérables, 4e partie. Idylle et épopée; Livre douzième. Corinthe, Belgium: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie.:
- [T]rois insurgés les assistaient, trois gaillards chevelus, barbus et moustachus.
- [T]hree insurgents were assisting them, three bushy-haired, jolly blades with beards and moustaches.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “chevelu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.