chevelure
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French chevelure.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chevelure (plural chevelures)
- The nebulous part of a comet or star.
- 1802, William Herschel, Catalogue of 500 new Nebulae, nebulous Stars, planetary Nebulae, and Clusters of Stars; with Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens:
- A bright star with a considerable milky chevelure
- A head of hair.
- A periwig.
References edit
- “chevelure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French chevelure. By surface analysis, cheveu + -ure. Compare Occitan cabeladura.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chevelure f (plural chevelures)
- head of hair
- tail (of a comet)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Russian: шевелю́ра (ševeljúra)
Further reading edit
- “chevelure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.