Synonyms for hairiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hair-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛər i |
Définition of hairiness
Origin :- early 14c., from hair + -y (2). From 1848 in slang sense of "difficult." Farmer calls this "Oxford slang." Perhaps from the notion of "rugged, rough." Related: Hairiness.
- noun shagginess
- This varies a good deal in hairiness and there are several varieties.
- Extract from : « Field Book of Western Wild Flowers » by Margaret Armstrong
- They are occasionally white and the plants vary in size and hairiness.
- Extract from : « Field Book of Western Wild Flowers » by Margaret Armstrong
- Fuzz, or hairiness, usually occurs on the wire side of the sheet.
- Extract from : « From Paper-mill to Pressroom » by William Bond Wheelwright
- Hairiness of foot-soles in type slightly less than shown in figure 20.
- Extract from : « American Weasels » by E. Raymond Hall
- Usually the hairiness of the Oblong Woodsia is very pronounced.
- Extract from : « How to Know the Ferns » by S. Leonard Bastin
- Both are hairy, but the hairiness falls off before Michaelmas.
- Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn
- Hairy races may have been more recently domesticated, or bred for their hairiness, or less addicted to an indoor life.
- Extract from : « The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions » by Carveth Read
- There is a dwarf variety of it, and another with white flowers; it has been observed to vary also in point of hairiness.
- Extract from : « The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 6 » by William Curtis
- The eggs (pup) are effectual against deafness, and correct the hairiness of the cheeks of children being rubbed thereon.
- Extract from : « Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. » by Frank Cowan
- The plants were of the last year's growth, and their hairiness the more conspicuous; but it is a mere variety.
- Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn
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