camel hair
Britishnoun
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the hair of the camel or dromedary, used in clothing, rugs, etc
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soft cloth made of or containing this hair or a substitute, usually tan in colour
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( as modifier )
a camelhair coat
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the hair of the squirrel's tail, used for paintbrushes
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( as modifier )
a camelhair brush
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Example Sentences
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New dresses and her hair combed a different way nearly every day You got to have something to comb hair over.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
It was hard to keep up with her studies when she had to “make dresses and comb hair for other folks.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
It's natural for big folks to rub our noses the wrong way when they wash our faces, an' to comb hair hard—they're born so.
From Donald and Dorothy by Dodge, Mary Mapes
They had no leisure to comb hair or wash faces....
From Notable Women of Modern China by Burton, Margaret E.
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