capillaire

English

Etymology

French capillaire (“maidenhair”).

Noun

capillaire (countable and uncountable, plural capillaires)

(archaic) A syrup prepared from the maidenhair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.
(archaic) Any simple syrup flavoured with orange flowers.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capillāris, from capillus (whence cheveu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.pi.lɛʁ/
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Adjective

capillaire (plural capillaires)

capillary (related to hair)

Noun

capillaire m (plural capillaires)

capillary (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins)

Further reading

“capillaire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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