glabrous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin glaber (“‘smooth, hairless, bald’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'glæbɹəs/

[edit] Adjective

glabrous (comparative more glabrous, superlative most glabrous)

1. smooth, hairless, bald.
   • 1973 Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise

     ‘I am bound by precendent,’ said the First Lord, turning a vast glabrous expressionless face from Harte to Sir Joseph.

   • 1974 Guy Mattison Davenport, Tatlin!

     Adriaan rose, pulling out his limbering glabrous cock, his eyes happy.

[edit] Derived terms

• glabrousness