hair

karvoitus, hiukset

karva, hius

nukka puhekieltä A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
(rfdat) (w) (c.1343-1400):

Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.

And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.

(ux)

Her abundant hair, of a dark and glossy brown, was neatly plaited and coiled above an ivory column that rose straight from a pair of gently sloping shoulders, clearly outlined beneath the light muslin frock that covered them.

She, ful devout and humble in hir corage, / Under hir robe of gold, that sat ful faire, / Hadde next hir flessh yclad hir in an haire.

Thenne vpon the morne whanne the good man had songe his masse / thenne they buryed the dede man / Thenne syr launcelot sayd / fader what shalle I do / Now sayd the good man / I requyre yow take this hayre that was this holy mans and putte it nexte thy skynne / and it shalle preuaylle the gretely