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camel's hair

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cam·el's hair (kmlz)
n.
Variant of camelhair.
camel's hair or camelhair
Noun
soft cloth, usually tan in colour, which is made from camel's hair and is used to make coats
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Noun1.camel's hair - a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel
camelhair
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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This is the best of silk and camel's hair, real ostrich feathers, and an expensive ermine muff.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
I forbid it, and she left, of course, which made papa so cross he would n't give me the camel's hair shawl he promised this year.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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