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capillaire

capillaire noun: a syrup prepared from the maidenhair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.

Noun

capillaire (countable and uncountable, plural capillaires)

  1. (archaic) A syrup prepared from the maidenhair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.
  2. (archaic) Any simple syrup flavoured with orange flowers.

Forms of capillaire

pluralcapillaires

Origin of capillaire

From French capillaire (“maidenhair”).

Questions about capillaire

What does capillaire mean?
Capillaire means a syrup prepared from the maidenhair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.
What part of speech is capillaire?
Capillaire is a noun.
What is the plural of capillaire?
The plural of capillaire is capillaires.

Words near capillaire in the dictionary

  1. capies
  2. Capili
  3. Capilis
  4. Capilla
  5. capillaceous
  6. capillaire
  7. capillaires
  8. capillament
  9. capillaments
  10. capillarectasia
  11. capillariasis

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