deer hair
- noun
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pelo de ciervo
- Using deer hair, I crafted a beautiful fishing lure that mimics the natural colors of insects.
- deer hair poppers
- deer hair bugs
Examples
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On their heads, they wore headdresses made of deer hair, and on their arms, they wore shiny silver armbands that sparkled in the sun.
Fiction book (1997) -
He showed me how to create unique crafts with deer hair for decorative purposes.
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We know a skirt adds color, size, and movement, but why would a bass prefer silicone, living rubber, deer hair, or features?
Blog text (11) -
Deer hair, feathers, natural rubber, vinyl, monkey hair, synthetic hair, living rubber, Mylar, micro rubber frog hair, silicone strips, etc.
Blog text (11) -
A skilled fly fisherman prefers using deer hair for making realistic-looking flies.
Synonyms
Long hair from a deer's tail used for making lures and decorations
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'hair or fur from a deer' is a straightforward, compositional combination of 'deer' + 'hair' (a noun–noun compound indicating possession or source), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the meaning. Although the phrase has specific uses (e.g., in fly-tying), those specialized usages do not change its transparent, literal semantics.
Etymology
Deer hair comes from the simple idea of the hair of a deer. Crafters and fly fishers liked this rough hair because it holds air and can float, so they used deer hair to make floating lures, brushes and decorations, which is why it means 'the coarse hair from a deer used for lures, crafts, or decorations'.
