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haircloth

[hair-klawth, -kloth]

noun

  1. cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.



haircloth

/ ˈhɛəˌklɒθ /

noun

  1. a cloth woven from horsehair, used in upholstery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of haircloth1

First recorded in 1490–1500; hair + cloth
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Example Sentences

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A row of poles not more than ten feet high supported the roof, which was of brown haircloth, the widths united by a coarse open stitch.

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Under her most splendid garments she always wore a haircloth cilicium next her flesh.

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There's one walnut, haircloth sofa as Father laid on before he was took to his bed as is pitiful to behold.

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In the background was a hideous black haircloth sofa.

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There were haircloth sofas, and a big fireplace, and plenty of rocking chairs, and lounges covered with chintz of every pattern, and softened with cushions of every hue.

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