fax

English

/fæks/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) The hair of the head.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fax inherited from Old English feax (hair, hair of the head, head of hair) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fahsą (mane, hair) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *poḱsom (hair, or plucked, that which is combed, shorn), *peḱ- (livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peḱ-

Gloss

livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

畜

Emoji

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