horsecloth
noun
horsecloths
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pluralof horsecloth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Behind them along the narrow, sodden, cutup forest road came hussars in threes and fours, and then Cossacks: some in felt cloaks, some in French greatcoats, and some with horsecloths over their heads.
From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Count
We saw in the shops many articles, such as horsecloths, belts, and garters, woven by the Indian women.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
He said he would not have been taken, it was not his fault but the corporal's who had sent him to seize some horsecloths, though he had told him the Russians were there.
From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Count
It was heavily laden, covered with horsecloths and strong wolf-skins, and firmly bound with tightly drawn tarred ropes.
From Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
On receiving his command, the servants hastened to the waggon, hewed asunder the stout ropes with their swords, removed the thick wolf-skins and horsecloths, and drew forth the flasks and casks.
From Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
