3. (Bot.) Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long hairs;
hairy; as, pilose pubescence.
Pi*los"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. pilositÈ.] The quality or state of being
pilose; hairiness. Bacon.
Pi"lot (?), n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding
lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a
sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot,
then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See Pail, and
Lead a metal.] 1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a
steersman. Dryden.
2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by authority, to
conduct vessels into and out of a port, or in certain waters, for a
fixed rate of fees.
3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a difficult or
unknown course.