Lanuginous
11Lanuginose — La*nu gi*nose , Lanuginous La*nu gi*nous, a. [L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.] Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy. [1913 Webster] …
12lanuginose — lanuginousness, n. /leuh nooh jeuh nohs , nyooh /, adj. 1. covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs. 2. of the nature of down; downy. Also, lanuginous /leuh nooh jeuh neuhs, nyooh /. [1685 95; < L lanuginosus downy, woolly, equiv. to lanugin (s …
13lanate — a.; (also lanated) Woolly, downy, lanuginous, lanuginose …
14lanuginose — a. See lanuginous …
15woolly — a. 1. Downy, like wool. 2. Downy, covered with wool, nappy. 3. (Bot.) Lanuginous, downy …
16downy — adj 1. fluffy, feathery, plumose, furry; fleecy, fleece like, lanuginose or lanuginous; soft, smooth, silken, silky, satiny, velvety, vultinous. 2. hairy, pubescent, Bot., Entomol. tomentose, Bot. villous or villose. 3. soft, gentle, soothing,… …
17fleecy — adj 1. downy, fleece like, soft, smooth, la nuginose, lanuginous, velvety, velutinous; fluffy, feathery, flurry, nappy, shaggy. 2. woolly, lanate, lanose, flocculent, flocky, Bot. floccose. 3. hairy, pubescent, Bot., Entomol. tomentose, Both Bot …
18fluffy — adj 1. downy, pillowy, flossy, cottony, lanuginose, lanuginous; fleecy, woolly, furry, lanate, lanose, flocculent; feathery, fuzzy, flaky; nappy, pilose, velvety, peachy; pubescent, wispy, Bot. tomen tous, Bot. pappose. 2. light, featherweight,… …
19lanuginose — /ləˈnudʒənoʊs/ (say luh noohjuhnohs), / ˈnju / (say nyooh ) adjective 1. covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs. 2. of the nature of down; downy. Also, lanuginous. {Latin lānūginōsus woolly} …
20lanugo — n. woolly down, especially covering human foetus. ♦ lanuginose, ♦ lanuginous, a. downy …
