Definition of Depilation

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

Exact synonyms: Hairlessness
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Baldness, Phalacrosis
Derivative terms: Hairless

2. Noun. The act of removing hair (as from an animal skin).
Exact synonyms: Epilation
Generic synonyms: Cleaning, Cleansing, Cleanup
Specialized synonyms: Shave, Shaving, Electrolysis
Derivative terms: Depilate

Definition of Depilation

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

Definition of Depilation

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

2. Noun. Removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Depilation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Depilation

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Depilation

depictures
depicturing
depiece
depieced
depieces
depigment
depigmentation
depigmentations
depigmented
depigmenting
depigments
depilate
depilated
depilates
depilating
depilation (current term)
depilations
depilator
depilatories
depilators
depilatory
depilous
depinning
deplanate
deplane
deplaned
deplanes
deplaning
deplant
deplantation

Literary usage of Depilation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

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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