CRINAL
\kɹˈɪnə͡l], \kɹˈɪnəl], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_n_əl]\
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kr[=i]'nal, adj. of or belonging to the hair.--adjs. CRIN'ATE, -D, having hair; CRINICUL'TURAL, relating to the culture or growth of the hair; CRINIG'EROUS, hairy; CR[=I]'NITE, hairy: (bot.) resembling a tuft of hair. [L. crinalis--crinis, the hair.]
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