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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.

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

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