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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPILLAMENT

n. 1. The filament, a small fine thread, like a hair, that grows in the middle of a flower, with a little knob at the top; a chive.
2. A fine fiber, or filament, of which the nerves are composed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAPILLAMENT

Ca *pil "la *ment, n. Etym: [L. capillamentum, fr. capillus hair: cf. F.capillament. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A filament. [R.]

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fiber or filament, as of the nerves.