Depilatory

Word DEPILATORY
Character 10
Hyphenation de pil a to ry
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Depilatory"

What do we mean by depilatory?

Having the capability to remove hair. adjective

A preparation in the form of a liquid or cream that is used to remove unwanted hair from the body. noun

Having the property of removing hair from the skin.

An application used to remove hair without injuring the texture of the skin; specifically, a cosmetic employed to remove superfluous hairs from the human skin, as calx sulphurata. noun

Having the quality or power of removing hair. adjective

That removes hair adjective

A preparation that removes hair from the body. noun

Able to remove hair or render hairless adjective

A chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides noun

A cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair noun

A preparation that removes hair from the body.

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The word "depilatory" in example sentences

A good depilatory is still a desideratum, the best perfumers of London and Paris have none which they can recommend. ❋ Unknown (2006)

{Pring Street U#lum More than anything, with stupendous size, in butch-looking Tilly Endurables for Women, and tough-girl goatee, proof certainly against any over-the-counter depilatory, that is what she was A bully, a thug .... ❋ Unknown (8)

The hair depilatory he was using gave him a strong reaction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The film takes its title from a sticky mixture used in Lebanon as a depilatory. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

Over the ages, Jewish men have used depilatory creams and powders made from nasty stuff that took off the beard. ❋ Rabbi Yonah Bookstein (2011)

Voldepussy had also had an accident with her facial depilatory. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ornidyl can no longer be bought for love or money but Aventis, and later, Bristol-Myers Squibb, began to market eflornithine to the West as Vaniqa, a prescription-only facial depilatory. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think Lubna forgot to remove her depilatory cream from her upper lips... ❋ Unknown (2010)

Okay, I was actually thinking about this last night while doing some grooming (yes, a lot of things can go through one's mind while waiting for depilatory creams to do their work). ❋ Fantasyecho (2008)

The Ladyshave has not yet made it to Spain, and in its absence, plucking appears to be the preferred depilatory method. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And honey - a hint - if you wear a "30" B - you don't need a bra, you need a camisole and probably a depilatory for the peach fuzz on your chin because you're probably a boy - the smallest size they and most other adult manufacturers carry on their official size chart is "32." ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was at Target with my husband looking for aftershave and I noticed that depilatory cream for women was “gel creme” and for men “speed cream”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Well" said Ginny, "if we could all agree to just stop hiding it at the same time -- and that includes straight women, from the looks of the bleach and depilatory aisle, I bet maybe half of all women have facial hair -- then we could put this masculinity bullshit in the grave it belongs." ❋ Maggie Jochild (2007)

This affair involved the most rarefied strata of Parisian society and was preceded by hours of agonized shopping trips and phone consultations, culminating in a frantic depilatory session that kept the bathroom off-limits for an hour. ❋ Megan McAndrew (2009)

From shaving, depilatory and waxing to electrolysis and lasers, women (and more than a few men) go to great lengths in pursuit of smooth and hairless skin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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