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Webster 1913 Edition
Depilatory
De-pil′a-to-ry
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
dépilatoire
.] Having the quality or power of removing hair.
– Noun.
An application used to take off hair.
Webster 1828 Edition
Depilatory
DEPILATORY
,Adj.
DEPILATORY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
depilatory
depilatory
English
Adjective
depilatory (comparative more depilatory, superlative most depilatory)
- That removes hair
- 1913, Gaston Leroux, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (translator), Balaoo, Book 2,
- You can do anything with electrolytic, depilatory creams and a little patience.
- 1913, Gaston Leroux, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (translator), Balaoo, Book 2,
Translations
that removes hair
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Noun
depilatory (plural depilatories)
- A preparation that removes hair from the body.
- 1885, Richard Francis Burton (translator), The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 4,
- When Bilkis Queen of Sheba discovered her legs by lifting her robe (Koran xxvii.), Solomon was minded to marry her, but would not do so till the devils had by a depilatory removed the hair.
- 1885, Richard Francis Burton (translator), The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 4,
Translations
preparation that removes hair from the body
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