Defn: Having long filaments; resembling a hair; slender. See
Capillary.
CAPILLAIRE Cap`il*laire", n. Etym: [F. capillaire maiden-hair; sirop de capillaire capillaire; fr. L. herba capillaris the maidenhair.]
1. A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.
2. Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers.
CAPILLAMENT Ca*pil"la*ment, n. Etym: [L. capillamentum, fr. capillus hair: cf. F. capillament.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A filament. [R.]
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fiber or filament, as of the nerves.
CAPILLARINESS
Cap"il*la*ri*ness, n.