capillaire
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French capillaire (“maidenhair”).
Noun
[edit]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
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin capillāris, from capillus (whence cheveu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]capillaire (plural capillaires)
Noun
[edit]capillaire m (plural capillaires)
- capillary (any of the small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins)
Further reading
[edit]- “capillaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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