| \KRAHY-nohs, KRIN-ohs\ | adjective
1. hairy. | | Quotes | Clarence Wells at last surrendered To fate's fitful draughy phases, And, one day, sir, with a razor Off he swiped those crinose daisies!
-- , Logansport Pharos-Tribune, 1924 | | Origin | | Crinose finds its origin in the Latin crinīs meaning "hair." The suffix -ose is used in formation of adjectives borrowed from Latin to denote "full" or "abounding in." Crinose entered English in the 1720s. | |
