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depilatory

depilatory

1 8.7
A cream or lotion used to remove hair from the skin
  • noun
  • /dɪˈpɪləˌtɔri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : depilatorio
  • - Depilatory.
  • depilatory cream
  • use a depilatory

Examples

  • Some billboards promoting movies, depilatories, and underwear are vivid with images of women south of the border.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Before using a depilatory, always do a patch test to check for skin sensitivity.

  • Do you know what depilatory means?

    Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987)

  • "You didn't use your depilatory today, did you?

    Fiction book (1998)

  • - Depilatory.

    Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987)

  • Tiffany, bring me scissors and depilatory strips.

    It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)

  • Depilatory.

    Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

  • Depilatory.

    Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)

  • I know: this is a scene from La Fontaine's oft-neglected fable "The Fox and the Chocolate Brazilian Depilatory Treatment."

    Blog text (31)

  • The beauty salon offers various depilatories for clients looking to remove unwanted hair quickly.

Synonyms

depilator
vsdepilatory
  • Specialized
7.8

A cream or device that removes unwanted body hair temporarily

is a substance preparation used to remove hair including animal hides

How Permanent

epilation
8.8
to wax
62 3.8
sugaring
  • Specialized
4.2
depilatory
  • Specialized
1 8.7
shaving cream
14 1.0

Surface Forms

depilatory singular
depilatories plural

Morphology

depilatory = depilate (semi-transparent) = de + pil + atory

The suffix '-ory' indicates a noun form related to the action of depilating.

Etymology

Depilatory comes from the Latin parts de- 'away' and pilus 'hair'. So a depilatory is literally something that takes hair away, which is why it is a product used to remove hair from the skin.