Word of the Day for Monday, September 23, 2013 pilose - TopicsExpress



          

Word of the Day for Monday, September 23, 2013 pilose PAHY-lohs, adjective: covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry. And between the photos of her husband and her children is the picture of Katharine that Frederick loves most. Katharine, dressed in her pilose black fur coat in Boston, during that brief gap between her childhood and Frederick. -- Stefan Block, The Storm at the Door, 2011 As she spoke they passed an oncoming car and its headlights lit her sprig of hair in glorious incandescence, transforming the confused tangle into a pilose emanation. -- Tony Walters, Burden, 2003 Pilose is derived from the Latin word pilōsus meaning "shaggy."
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:41:59 +0000

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