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horsehair
[ hawrs-hair ]
noun
- a hair or the hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.
- a sturdy, glossy fabric woven of this hair.
adjective
- of or relating to horsehair:
a horsehair mattress.
horsehair
/ ˈhɔːsˌhɛə /
noun
- hair taken chiefly from the tail or mane of a horse, used in upholstery and for fabric, etc
- ( as modifier )
a horsehair mattress
Other Words From
- horsehaired adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of horsehair1
Example Sentences
Recesses in the crown of the helmet likely held a horsehair crest, and a pair of long feathers.
Hákon Sverrisson The mattress I slept on was made from horsehair.
And the other is what is called a horsehair worm that overtakes the bodies of insects.
Atop the mattress and box spring, Hughes reveals two “toppers,” stuffed with cashmere, horsehair, and lambswool.
There was Simpsons underwear, a My Little Pony–inspired dress, and a frock made out of rainbow horsehair.
They placed cotton and fine wool all about the room, and even endeavoured to construct small nests of wool and horsehair.
A horsehair footstool, borrowed for the purpose from Mr. Diamond's parlour, was under her feet.
He squeezed out the juice of flowers, made brushes of horsehair, and began to paint.
Vinegar eels, the horsehair worm, the pork worm or trichina and the dread hookworm are examples.
Mr. Furnival's reputation has spread itself wherever stuff gowns and horsehair wigs are held in estimation.
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