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Depilatory definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEPILATORY, a. Having the quality or power to take off hair and make bald.
DEPILATORY, n. Any application which is used to take off the hair of an animal body; such as lime and orpiment.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: able to remove hair or render hairless n
1: a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
2: a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn: depilatory, depilator, epilator]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ries) Date: 1606 an agent for removing hair, wool, or bristles • depilatory adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. that removes unwanted hair. --n. (pl. -ies) a depilatory substance.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Depilatory De*pil"a*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. d['e]pilatoire.] Having the quality or power of removing hair. -- n. An application used to take off hair.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(depilatories) 1. Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body. ...a depilatory cream. ADJ: ADJ n 2. A depilatory is a depilatory substance. N-COUNT