piloseadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪləʊz/,

/ˈpʌɪləʊs/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪˌloʊs/,

/ˈpaɪˌloʊz/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pilōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin pilōsus covered with hair, hairy < pilus hair (see pilo- comb. form) + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier pilous adj.

Chiefly Botany and Zoology.

Covered with hairs, esp. long, soft hairs. Cf. pubescent adj. 2.

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hoary1597

hirsute1626

pilous1658

piliferous1698

hirsuted1707

pilose1712

piligerous1835

pileous1842

pilar1858

stuppeous1860

piline1887

pilary1888

1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. vii. 439 We will..thence pass on to the Viviparous and Pilose Quadrupeds.

1763 J. Wheeler Botanist's & Gardener's New Dict. 280/2 Hispid leaf, one whose surface is covered with more thick and rigid hairs than the pilose leaf.

1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 150 Pilose antennæ.

1877 E. Coues & J. A. Allen Monogr. N. Amer. Rodentia (U.S. Geol. Surv. Territories, vol. XI) 865 The soles..in some specimens densely pilose, and in others nearly naked.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xvii. 409 The snipe flies are small-to-medium in size, with pointed abdomens and rather long legs, and are nearly bare or thinly pilose.

1994 Esquire May 112/1 The heavily forested blonds have thin hairs, and the less abundantly pilose redheads have thick, coarse hairs.

Compounds

pilose-hispid adj. [compare earlier piloso-hispid adj. at piloso- comb. form ] covered with stiff hairs.

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1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 129 Echium violaceum. Stem erect, branched, diffuse, pilose-hispid.

1996 Brittonia 48 256/1 Chusquea bradei..internodes densely pilose-hispid just below the nodes.

† pilose-setaceous adj. Obsolete having pilose setae.

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1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 13 Centauridæ... Pappus..; second row longest, pilose-setaceous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pilose
释义	piloseadj. Brit. /ˈpʌɪləʊz/, /ˈpʌɪləʊs/, U.S. /ˈpaɪˌloʊs/, /ˈpaɪˌloʊz/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pilōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin pilōsus covered with hair, hairy < pilus hair (see pilo- comb. form) + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier pilous adj. Chiefly Botany and Zoology. Covered with hairs, esp. long, soft hairs. Cf. pubescent adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [adjective] > hairiness hoary1597 hirsute1626 pilous1658 piliferous1698 hirsuted1707 pilose1712 piligerous1835 pileous1842 pilar1858 stuppeous1860 piline1887 pilary1888 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. vii. 439 We will..thence pass on to the Viviparous and Pilose Quadrupeds. 1763 J. Wheeler Botanist's & Gardener's New Dict. 280/2 Hispid leaf, one whose surface is covered with more thick and rigid hairs than the pilose leaf. 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 150 Pilose antennæ. 1877 E. Coues & J. A. Allen Monogr. N. Amer. Rodentia (U.S. Geol. Surv. Territories, vol. XI) 865 The soles..in some specimens densely pilose, and in others nearly naked. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xvii. 409 The snipe flies are small-to-medium in size, with pointed abdomens and rather long legs, and are nearly bare or thinly pilose. 1994 Esquire May 112/1 The heavily forested blonds have thin hairs, and the less abundantly pilose redheads have thick, coarse hairs. Compounds pilose-hispid adj. [compare earlier piloso-hispid adj. at piloso- comb. form ] covered with stiff hairs. ΚΠ 1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 129 Echium violaceum. Stem erect, branched, diffuse, pilose-hispid. 1996 Brittonia 48 256/1 Chusquea bradei..internodes densely pilose-hispid just below the nodes. † pilose-setaceous adj. Obsolete having pilose setae. ΚΠ 1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 13 Centauridæ... Pappus..; second row longest, pilose-setaceous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1712
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