camelhair

1 6.5

A soft light brown cloth made from camel hair for coats and suits

noun
/ˈkeɪməlˌhɛr/

: pelo de camello

Her clothes were non-southern: a camelhair polo coat, and she wore two long blond braids with bangs across her forehead.
camelhair coat

Examples

After trying on various jackets, he finally chose one made from camelhair for its warmth.
She decided to invest in a luxurious camelhair coat for the winter season.
The tailor recommended a camelhair suit for its softness and elegant appearance.

Synonyms

camel's hair

vscamelhair

1 7.1

A soft, warm, light brown cloth made from the hair of a camel and used for coats and sweaters

has identical meaning but is written as one word without an apostrophe

How Soft

cashmere

41 4.1

silk

226 1.0

camelhair

1 6.5

wool

114 1.0

burlap

22 6.1

Surface Forms

camelhair singular

camelhairs plural

Morphology

camelhair = camel + hair (transparent) = camel + hair

The word is a straightforward compound meaning hair from a camel, and its fabric sense is directly derived from that material.

Etymology

Camelhair combines camel and hair, and it simply means 'hair of a camel' used to make cloth. That's why camelhair refers to a soft, light-brown fabric often used for coats and suits.