camel hair

British  

noun

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

2. 1. soft cloth made of or containing this hair or a substitute, usually tan in colour

   2. ( as modifier )

      a camelhair coat

3. 1. the hair of the squirrel's tail, used for paintbrushes

   2. ( as modifier )

      a camelhair brush

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camel hair

The photo caption: “Jeans can go dressy when topped with a classic camel hair blazer.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2020

One wore a camel hair blazer and high-waisted jeans.

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2019

This is genuine camel hair, which people associate with an old, fusty material.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2015

Some weavers remove the coarser fibers from camel hair to make it feel more like cashmere.

From Time Magazine Archive

The characteristic feature of Algerian costumes is the head-cord referred to, which pervades a great part of Arabdom, in Syria and Arabia being composed of two twists of black camel hair perhaps an inch thick.

From Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond by Budgett Meakin

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