haircloth

American  

[hair-klawth, -kloth] / ˈhɛərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

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.

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haircloth British  

/ ˈhɛəˌklɒθ /

noun

1. a cloth woven from horsehair, used in upholstery

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Etymology

Origin of haircloth

First recorded in 1490–1500; hair + cloth

Example Sentences

Baritone Friedrich Schorr wore Jokanaan's haircloth shirt, sang resonantly.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wore haircloth next his skin, slept on a stone, and often rose in the night to praise God.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael

I wonder what takes the place to a man of a woman’s haircloth trunk?”

From The Valiants of Virginia by Rives, Hallie Erminie

Contemporaneous with this type was the Empire sofa, with winged legs and claw feet, often covered with haircloth.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.

The coverings of these later specimens were generally haircloth, fastened with brass nails.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.