camelhair

[ kam-uhl-hair ]

/ ˈkæm əlˌhɛər /

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noun

camel's hair.

adjective

camel's-hair.

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Origin of camelhair

1350–1400; Middle English camel har;see camel, hair

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How to use camelhair in a sentence

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But his fingers moved through her silky strands of hair, and then down her neck.
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She used electrolysis to banish the prickly hair from her delicate face.
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They dye their hair and alter their clothes, but not enough to attract attention from authorities.
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I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
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He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
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His hair was darker—almost brown save at the temples, where age had faded it to an ashen colour.
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He frowned, and bent his head, and his long hair fell over his face, while the poor Stuttgardter sat there like a beaten hound.
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He stood before the glass hung above the wash bench and 369 smoothed his hair.
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British Dictionary definitions for camelhair

camel hair

camel's hair

noun

the hair of the camel or dromedary, used in clothing, rugs, etc

soft cloth made of or containing this hair or a substitute, usually tan in colour
(as modifier)a camelhair coat

the hair of the squirrel's tail, used for paintbrushes
(as modifier)a camelhair brush

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