Obs. [ad. L. capillāment-um the hair collectively, f. capillus hair. Cf. F. capillament.] An organic structure, presenting a slender and hair-like appearance; a hair-like fiber, filament; one of the ultimate ramifications of the root of a plant, or of a nerve in animals.
1681. trans. Willis’ Rem. Med. Wks., Voc., Capillaments, Small hairy threds of the Nerves.
1727. Bradley, Fam. Dict., I. s.v. Adder’s Tongue, The Root is small, and divided into a few Capillaments.
1748. Hartley, Observ. Man, I. i. I. ¶ 5. 17. The Nerves are rather solid Capillaments than small Tubuli.
1785. Reid, Int. Powers, 83. Capillaments of the optic nerve.
† b. Bot. A filament; a stamen. Obs.
1722. Quincy, Lex. Physico-Med. (ed. 2), 59/2 (J.). Capillaments, are those small Threds or Hairs which grow up in the middle of a Flower, and are adorned with little Herbs at the Top.
1727. A. Hamilton, New Acc. E. Ind., II. xxxix. 81. Fruit … with a tough Skin, beset with Capillaments.
1751. Chambers, Cycl., Capillaments, more usually called stamina.
