Definition for HIR-SUTE'

HIR-SUTE', a. [L. hirsutus. Qu. hair.]

  1. Hairy; rough with hair; shaggy; set with bristles.
  2. In botany, it is nearly synonymous with hispid, but it denotes having more hairs or bristles, and less stiff. Martyn.

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