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Depilation

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dep·i·late  (dp-lt)
tr.v. dep·i·lat·ed, dep·i·lat·ing, dep·i·lates
To remove hair from (the body).
[Latin dpilre, dpilt- : d-, de- + pilre, to deprive of hair (from pilus, hair).]
depi·lation n.
depi·lator n.
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Noun1.depilation - the condition of being void of hair
hairlessness
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
baldness, phalacrosis - the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
2.depilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
epilation
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
shave, shaving - the act of removing hair with a razor
electrolysis - removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root


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For example, the initial "emergences" pilot found 3 sets of clinical signs not linked to a known disease (persistent, ultimately fatal paraplegia, without general clinical signs [Figure]; weight loss, depilation at the extremities leading to death; and congenital cataract neither linked to bovine virus diarrhea nor familial history) and 1 rare known syndrome (facial eczema).
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was "female" attire, as were colored or purple clothing, long robes, much underclothing; fine footwear, elaborate head coverings (especially the mitre), and jewelry; showing attention to hair care; being beardless; depilation of body hair; delighting in cosmetics and perfume, and looking like a female in bodily appearance and gait (wagging of hips, inclining of head); unsteady eyes and gaze; high voice, lisping; and luxury and a soft way of life.
No kingdom of God for softies? or, what was Paul really saying? 1 ... by Elliott, John H. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
And as Lowman has no fear of trafficking in the obvious, or rather the inevitable, our greatest living work of art (as attested by his recent mug shot) might as well enter the artist's corpus more fully, perhaps in an excavation of depilation.
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