hair-string

American  

[hair-string] / ˈhɛərˌstrɪŋ /

noun

hair-strings plural

1. a string or cord made from human hair, traditionally used in textiles in some Australian Aboriginal cultures.

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Example Sentences

The tribe had left behind them a number of treasures—bundles of firemaking sticks, bean-and-gum ornaments, and the usual bark “portmanteaus” containing hair-string, feathers, red ochre, and other knick-knacks.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

It seems likely that one man or tribe should have a special aptitude for manufacturing message-sticks, whilst others perhaps make a speciality of hair-string or spears.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford

So, taking him into the woods, they found the old woman, who, kind as ever, did for the chief's son what she had already done for his friend, and gave him also a magic hair-string.

From Algonquin Legends of New England by Leland, Charles Godfrey

Some days after, the husband, seeing his wife wearing the magic hair-string, asked her, "Where did you get that pretty sakalobe?"

From Algonquin Legends of New England by Leland, Charles Godfrey

But this time he caught, if not the hair, at least the hair-string, of the fairest, which remained in his hand.

From Algonquin Legends of New England by Leland, Charles Godfrey