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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French chevelu, from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cheveu (“hair”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃə.vly/, /ʃə.və.ly/
Adjective
chevelu (feminine chevelue, masculine plural chevelus, feminine plural chevelues)
- hairy, long-haired
- Coordinate term: chauve
1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 4, in Les Misérables, Tome IV : L’idylle rue Plumet et l’épopée rue Saint-Denis, book 12:[T]rois insurgés les assistaient, trois gaillards chevelus, barbus et moustachus.- hree insurgents were assisting them, three bushy-haired, jolly blades with beards and moustaches.
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