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Definition of Depilation

1. Noun. The condition of being void of hair.

2. Noun. The act of removing hair (as from an animal skin).

Definition of Depilation

1. n. Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing.

Definition of Depilation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Depilation

1. The act or result of removing hair. Synonym: depilation. (05 Mar 2000)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Depilation

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Literary usage of Depilation

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1. Selections from the Works of the Late J. Wharburton Begbie by James Warburton Begbie, Dyce Duckworth (1882)
"I contrast, very favorably for the process of depilation, the different means for the cure of Favus affecting the scalp, which have been formerly witnessed, ..."

2. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1864)
"Oil the following day depilation muy bo performed, as already described; and in four or five days the operation will be complete. ..."

3. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"... to " fall" after liming, or it may engender putrefactive changes in the skin. When thoroughly cleaned and softened, the hides undergo the depilation or ..."

4. Russia's Railway Advance Into Central Asia by Dobson, George (1890)
"... and tortoises—Losing sight of the mountains—Camels—Their proposed introduction into Russia—depilation of—Present style of caravan progression—Arrival at ..."

5. The Ways of women in their physical, moral and intellectual relations by Jerome van Crowninshield Smith (1875)
"... —depilation—Excessive Growth—Baldness—Cove'rings for the Head—Luxuriant Hair—Preservation—Hair- Dyes—Objections to them—Effects of Lead ..."

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