camel's hair

¹

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.

camel's-hair

²

[ kam-uhlz-hair ]

adjective

1. made of camel's hair.

camel's hair

noun

1. See camel hair

Example Sentences

Now here it seems the Camels hair is taken by Painters for the skin or pelt with the hair upon it.

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The mehari is driven through a ring in its nose, to which is attached a rope of camels hair.

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All these colonies lodge by families, in tents, covered with a thick cloth made of camels hair.

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A camels-hair 804b brush, however, is of no use; you must have a stiff sable brush.

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It has to be painted on, after the slides are thoroughly dry, with a large camels-hair brush.

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