cheveluren.

/ʃəvəˈl(j)ʊə/

Forms: Middle English cheveler, 1600s– chevelure.

Etymology: < French chevelure, in Old French cheveleüre = Provençal cabelladura, Italian capillatura < Latin capillātūra head of hair, < capillātus haired, < capillus a hair. In Middle English naturalized as cheveler, but in modern use, treated as a French loanword, and pronounced accordingly.

1. The hair of the head, a head of hair; †a wig.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [noun] > artificial hair

chevelure1470

heartbreaker1654

wig1675

tête1756

wiggery1775

transformation1901

the world > life > the body > hair > hair of head > [noun]

lockeOE

faxc900

hairc1000

headOE

topc1275

toppingc1400

peruke1548

fleece1577

crine1581

head of hair1587

poll1603

a fell of haira1616

thatcha1634

maidenhair1648

chevelure1652

wool1697

toupet1834

nob-thatch1846

barnet1857

toss1946

1470 in Cunningham Brit. Paint. (1829) I. 18 Item, longeth to the angels four chevelers.

c1488 Digby Myst. 139 (stage direct.) Ffyrst entreth Wysdam..vpon his hed a cheveler with browes.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 124 Majesty in his very chevelure.

1864 R. F. Burton Mission to Gelele 49 Conspicuous..by her chevelure which looked like a closely-fitting cap of Astrachan wool.

1884 West. Daily Press 29 May 3/7 An abundant chevelure, drawn up from the neck.

2. transferred. The luminous appearance surrounding the nucleus of comets; also the diffused light round certain nebulous stars. [So in French.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > star > [noun] > nebulous star > light around

chevelure1672

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > starlight > light surrounding star

chevelure1672

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [noun] > head > coma

chevelure1672

coma1766

1672 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 7 4044 When we beheld the Comet with Telescopes, we saw about his head a chevelure of an almost equal length, without being able clearly to distinguish his tail.

1791 E. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 78 A star of about the 9th magnitude, surrounded by a milky nebulosity, or chevelure, of about 3 minutes in diameter.

1854 L. Tomlinson tr. D. F. J. Arago Pop. Lect. Astron. 135 If the moon is an old comet, what has she done with her chevelure, or hair?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	chevelure
释义	cheveluren. /ʃəvəˈl(j)ʊə/ Forms: Middle English cheveler, 1600s– chevelure. Etymology: < French chevelure, in Old French cheveleüre = Provençal cabelladura, Italian capillatura < Latin capillātūra head of hair, < capillātus haired, < capillus a hair. In Middle English naturalized as cheveler, but in modern use, treated as a French loanword, and pronounced accordingly. 1. The hair of the head, a head of hair; †a wig. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [noun] > artificial hair chevelure1470 heartbreaker1654 wig1675 tête1756 wiggery1775 transformation1901 the world > life > the body > hair > hair of head > [noun] lockeOE faxc900 hairc1000 hairc1000 headOE topc1275 toppingc1400 peruke1548 fleece1577 crine1581 head of hair1587 poll1603 a fell of haira1616 thatcha1634 maidenhair1648 chevelure1652 wool1697 toupet1834 nob-thatch1846 barnet1857 toss1946 1470 in Cunningham Brit. Paint. (1829) I. 18 Item, longeth to the angels four chevelers. c1488 Digby Myst. 139 (stage direct.) Ffyrst entreth Wysdam..vpon his hed a cheveler with browes. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 124 Majesty in his very chevelure. 1864 R. F. Burton Mission to Gelele 49 Conspicuous..by her chevelure which looked like a closely-fitting cap of Astrachan wool. 1884 West. Daily Press 29 May 3/7 An abundant chevelure, drawn up from the neck. 2. transferred. The luminous appearance surrounding the nucleus of comets; also the diffused light round certain nebulous stars. [So in French.] ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > [noun] > nebulous star > light around chevelure1672 the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > starlight > light surrounding star chevelure1672 the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [noun] > head > coma chevelure1672 coma1766 1672 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 7 4044 When we beheld the Comet with Telescopes, we saw about his head a chevelure of an almost equal length, without being able clearly to distinguish his tail. 1791 E. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 78 A star of about the 9th magnitude, surrounded by a milky nebulosity, or chevelure, of about 3 minutes in diameter. 1854 L. Tomlinson tr. D. F. J. Arago Pop. Lect. Astron. 135 If the moon is an old comet, what has she done with her chevelure, or hair? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1470
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