Definition of "pilous" []

• Variant of pilose. (adjective)
• Of the nature of hair; consisting of hair; hairlike. (adjective)

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• "We've had such a pilous time, Pop, I've been telling Mother, just have to go. '"
• "Beginning at the age of puberty, however, the growth of hair is very much accelerated over the whole pilous surface of the body, particularly upon the face, in the axilla and over the pubic region."
• "That an anomaly of the pilous system should be accompanied by an anomaly of dentition is quite conceivable without our having to call for a special principle of explanation; for hair and teeth are similar formations, [31] and the same chemical change of the germ that hinders the formation of hair would probably obstruct that of teeth: it may be for the same sort of reason that white cats with blue eyes are deaf."