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1 Depilatory -- rank: 1000

Depilatory definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DEPILATORY, a. Having the quality or power to take off hair and make bald. DEPILATORY, n. Any application which is used to take off the ... 2: a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn: depilatory, depilator, epilator] Merriam Webster's noun (plural -ries) Date: 1606 an agent for removing hair, wool, or bristles • depilatory adjective Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. & n. --adj. that removes unwanted hair. --n. (pl. -ies) a depilatory substance. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Depilatory De*pil"a* ...

2 Rusma -- rank: 327

... n. [Corrupt. from Turk. khyryzma a paste used as a depilatory, fr. Gr. ? an unguent; cf. F. rusma.] A depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the Turks ...

3 Wax -- rank: 207

... friction b. to apply wax to (as legs) as a depilatory 2. to record on phonograph records 3. slang to defeat ...

4 epilator -- rank: 207

... 1: a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn: depilatory, depilator, epilator]

5 depilator -- rank: 207

... 1: a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn: depilatory, depilator, epilator]

6 Shaving -- rank: 207

... clipping, collop, crumb, culm, cut, cutting, dandruff, deadwood, debris, depilation, depilatory, detritus, dishwater, dollop, draff, dregs, dust, end, fag end, filings ...