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depilatory

/dɪˈpɪlətəɹi/US/dəˈpɪləˌtɔɹi/

depilatory adjective: that removes hair.

Adjective

depilatory (comparative more depilatory, superlative most depilatory)

  1. That removes hair
    • You can do anything with electrolytic, depilatory creams and a little patience.1913, Gaston Leroux, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Balaoo, Book 2

Noun

depilatory (plural depilatories)

  1. A preparation that removes hair from the body.
    • When Bilkis Queen of Sheba discovered her legs by lifting her robe (Koran xxvii.), Solomon was minded to marry her, but would not do so till the devils had by a depilatory removed the hair.1885, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar...
    • Depilatories were used for all hirsute parts of the body.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 81

depilatory meaning in Tamil

depilatory in Tamil

மயிரழிப்பி, மயிர்நீக்கி

Forms of depilatory

Adjective
comparativemore depilatory
superlativemost depilatory
Noun
pluraldepilatories

Origin of depilatory

From French dépilatoire.

Questions about depilatory

What does depilatory mean?
Depilatory means that removes hair.
What is depilatory in Tamil?
Depilatory in Tamil is மயிரழிப்பி, மயிர்நீக்கி. See Depilatory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is depilatory?
Depilatory can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce depilatory?
Depilatory is pronounced /dəˈpɪləˌtɔɹi/ (US).

Words near depilatory in the dictionary

  1. depilation
  2. depilations
  3. depilator
  4. depilatories
  5. depilators
  6. depilatory
  7. depilitant
  8. depilitants
  9. depillar
  10. depillared
  11. depillaring

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