camel's hair

¹ American  

noun

1. the hair of the camel, used especially for cloth, painters' brushes, and Oriental rugs.

2. a soft cloth made of this hair, or of a substitute, usually yellowish tan to yellowish brown in color.

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camel's-hair ² American  

[kam-uhlz-hair] / ˈkæm əlzˌhɛər /

adjective

1. made of camel's hair.

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camel's hair British  

noun

1. See camel hair

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Example Sentences

Later, as I walked down 44th Street on my way to the theater, I found myself behind a tall, distinguished man in a camel's hair coat.

From New York Times

He was greatly hampered by his lack of book knowledge and of the knowledge of the meaning of characters written upon a paper with a camel’s hair brush and ink.

From Literature

“It’s lovely. It’s the first really good camel’s hair I’ve seen since the war. May I ask where you got it?”

From Literature

“It’s one of the few places where you can get really good camel’s hair.”

From Literature

Shiite clerics in traditional winter robes made of camel’s hair held prayer beads.

From New York Times