poil

Definitions of poil
  1. noun
    a soft or fuzzy surface texture
    synonyms: duvet
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    texture
    the feel of a surface or a fabric
  2. noun
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
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    pelage
    growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
    chevelure
    growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
    épi
    a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
    coiffure, coupe de cheveux
    the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
    boucle, boucle de cheveux, frisette
    a strand or cluster of hair
    sourcil
    the arch of hair above each eye
    cil
    any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
    coupe de cheveux
    the style in which hair has been cut
    mèche
    a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
    cheveux crépus
    a rounded thickly curled hairdo
    ondulation, vague
    a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
    tresse
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
    queue, queue de cheval
    a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
    barbe
    the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
    moustache
    an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
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    couverture
    any covering for the body or a body part
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