horsehair
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈhɔrsˌhɛr/
:
crin
- So as long as you don't have the rough cut edges next to your skin, horsehair against your skin is fine.
- horsehair buttons
- horsehair brushes
- horsehair bow
Examples
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There were baskets of bracelets made of dyed and plaited horsehair and glass cabinets crammed with silver jewelry.
Fiction book (1998) -
He brought the instrument to his body and drew the horsehair bow across gut strings, sustaining sweet notes with a gentle vibrato.
Fiction book (1995) -
To see if they are really made of horsehair.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Where did you get the horsehair?"
Fiction book (2000) -
She points to the horsehair on her bow.
Fiction book (1999) -
He used a Chinese brush from which he'd clipped all but a single horsehair.
Fiction book (1994) -
Step 4: Next, remove the polish from the first shoe with a horsehair "off" brush: this is the one time when a T-shirt won't do, and if you're going to be shining shoes of different colors, it's worth getting different brushes for each one.
Blog text (30) -
The musician tightened the horsehair on his bow before playing the violin.
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She used a horsehair brush to polish the antique furniture with care.
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The luxurious sofa was upholstered with a fabric that contained horsehair for added durability.
Synonyms
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9.9
Cloth woven from coarse horse or camel fur used inside furniture and in some clothes
A stiff, coarse cloth made from horse or camel hair used to give shape to furniture and garments
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant-like growth with long thin threads that hang from tree branches
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Horsehair comes from the two simple words horse and hair, meaning 'horse' and 'hair'. It originally named the real hair from a horse's mane or tail, which people used for brushes, violin bows and stuffing because it is strong and springy, so today horsehair still means that natural material.