chevelure
[ shev-uh-loo r; French shuh vuh-lyr ]
/ ˌʃɛv əˈlʊər; French ʃəvəˈlür /
noun
a head of hair.
Words nearby chevelure
chevalet,
chevalier,
chevalier-montrachet,
chevaux-de-frise,
chevee,
chevelure,
cheveret,
chevet,
cheville,
cheviot,
cheviot hills
Example sentences from the Web for chevelure
Then, why does the chevelure of dark-haired persons always resemble the 'raven's wing?'
The arrangement of this chevelure is performed for the chiefs by professional barbers, and is a work of great labour.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man |Robert Gordon LathamThe chevelure of Sure-shot, well saturated with charcoal paste, assumed a different hue.
The Wild Huntress |Mayne ReidChevelure, shev′e-lūr, n. a head of hair: a periwig: the nebulous part of a comet.