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canescent

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9 lettersPronunciation /kəˈnɛsənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acceennstStarts with CEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. covered with fine whitish hairs or down

Word origin

From Latin canescens, present participle of canescere (“to become gray or white”).

Used in a sentence

  • An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […].

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