chevelure

American  

[shev-uh-loor, shuhv^uh-lyr] / ˌʃɛv əˈlʊər, ʃəvəˈlür /

noun

1. a head of hair.

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Etymology

Origin of chevelure

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English cheveler, chefe-lere, cheweler ; from Old French cheveleüre “head of hair, wig,” from Latin capillātūra “hairlike flaw in a gem or gemstone,” derivative of the adjective capillātus “longhaired,” derivative of capillus “the hair on the head”

Example Sentences

"La chevelure dorée is quite as pretty by daylight, Ernest," said De Concressault.

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

It was dark, but I dare say the moonbeams shining on the chevelure dorée showed him a pair of truthful, trusting eyes that promised never to desert him.

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

Again the bowie blade was called upon to serve as scissors; and with Garey to perform the tonsorial feat, the chevelure of the Indian was shorn of its flowing glories.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne

As for your humble servant, he is considerably her senior, and looks it: time has stolen away his raven locks, and given him a chevelure of snow instead.

From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Une chevelure de poète, the eye of an eagle, the moustache of a hero, the hand of a Rubinstein, and, if it pleases him, the temper of a fiend.

From Robert Elsmere by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.