1837 New Monthly Mag. XLIX. 550Those criniferous appendages to the head worn by the bucks of that period.
1656 Blount Glossogr.,Crinigerous, that hath or weareth hair.
1755 in Johnson.
1819 H. Busk Vestriad iii. 720Her front crinigerous, each hair a snake.
1798 Anti-Jacobin, Progr. Man 38 note, Bears' grease or fat..supposed to have a criniparous or hair-producing quality.
1837 Wheelwright tr. Aristophanes II. 151But worms crinivorous have eat my crests.
crini-
combining form
Etymology: Latin, from crinis
: hair
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