haircloth

[ hair-klawth, -kloth ]

noun

1. cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.

haircloth

/ ˈhɛəˌklɒθ /

noun

1. a cloth woven from horsehair, used in upholstery

Word History and Origins

Origin of haircloth¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; hair + cloth

Example Sentences

And Mathathias and his sons rent their garments, and they covered themselves with haircloth, and made great lamentation.

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Miss Isobel's attitude toward her mother was that of a monk to his haircloth shirt.

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She then broke the glass over the clock face, and with a penknife cut slits in the carpets and haircloth covering of the sofa.

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The chairs matched the sofa, one being a comfortable rocker with cover of haircloth.

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Ralph insisted that the haircloth sofa in the parlor was just the thing, but Captain Eri wouldn't hear of it.

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