de‧pil‧a‧to‧ry /dɪˈpɪlət
əri $ -tɔːri/
noun (
plural depilatories)
[countable] formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: depilate 'to remove hair' (16-21 centuries), from Latin depilare, from pilus 'hair']
a substance that gets rid of unwanted hair from your body
—depilatory adjective [only before noun]:
depilatory creams [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲