en cheveux

French

Etymology

Literally, “in hair”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ ʃ(ə).vø/
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Adjective

en cheveux (invariable)

(dated, of a woman) bareheaded
Hypernyms: nu-tête, tête nue

Further reading

Antoine Furetière, Dictionnaire universel, 1690
“cheveu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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