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fixature

fixature noun: a gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.

Noun

fixature (plural fixatures)

  1. (historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
    • The women tie theirs [i.e. the hair] in a knot behind, brushing it smooth in front, and keeping it in place by a species of fixature.1862, Edward Balfour, The second supplement, with index, to the Cyclopaedia of India and of eastern and southern Asia

Forms of fixature

pluralfixatures

Questions about fixature

What does fixature mean?
Fixature means a gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
What part of speech is fixature?
Fixature is a noun.
What is the plural of fixature?
The plural of fixature is fixatures.

Words near fixature in the dictionary

  1. fixative
  2. fixatives
  3. fixator
  4. fixators
  5. fixatory
  6. fixature
  7. fixatures
  8. Fixby
  9. fixe
  10. fixed
  11. fixed air

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