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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lanuginousadjective

    Downy; covered with soft hair.

    Etymology: lanuginosus, Latin.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lanuginousadjective

    covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy

  2. Etymology: [L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, -ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lanuginous

    la-nū′jin-us, adj. downy: covered with fine soft hair.—n. Lanū′go. [Fr.,—L. lanuginosuslanugo, down, lana, wool.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lanuginous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lanuginous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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