单词 | crinal |
释义 | crinaladj. Now rare. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the hair, esp. of the head.In quot. 1736: hair-like. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > [adjective] ruggedc1330 hairedc1380 hairya1400 hairish1570 valanced1603 capillary1656 crinal1656 crinose1727 hirsute1823 piliform1826 capilliform1835 trichoid1867 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Crinal, belonging to the hair. 1736 ‘T. Bridgeabout’ Rinology (ed. 3) 26 It was pleasant..; being finely adorned all around with Flowers and crinal Twigs. 1790 G. Heath in Mem. Unfortunate Young Lady 31 Shall blind men..have recourse To punishments unjust? Inflict unmanly stripes, or shave The crinal beauty nature gave? 1836 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) I. ii. iii. 239 I shall divide the hair into crinal and pilar, terming crinal that of the head,..and pilar that which grows upon the trunk. 1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah II. xxii. 80 The crinal hair is frequently lightened by bleaching, and the pilar is generally browner than the crinal. 1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. 204 A fashion of crinal decoration quite new to me. 1997 Sunday Times (Nexis) 19 Jan. His impressive brain is surmounted by the strangest topiary, a rare surviving example of 1960s crinal baroque. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656 |
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