pilosity
(paɪˈlɒsɪtɪ)
[f. L. type *pilōsitās, f. pilōsus hairy, pilose: see -ity.]
The quality or state of being pilose; hairiness.
| 1605 Bacon Adv. Learn. ii. vii. §7 That pilositie is incident to orifices of moisture. 1626 ― Sylva §680 Beasts are more Hairie than Men;..And the Plumage of Birds exceedeth the Pilositie of Beasts. 1830 Blackw. Mag. XXVIII. 466, I allude to the pilosity of chin. 1871 Darwin Desc. Man II. ii. xx. 378 note, Observations were..made on the pilosity of 2129 black and coloured soldiers, whilst they were bathing. |