horsehair

horse·hair (hôrs

hâr

)

1. The hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.

2. Cloth made of the hair of horses.

horsehair [ˈhɔːsˌhɛə]

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)

a. hair taken chiefly from the tail or mane of a horse, used in upholstery and for fabric, etc.

b. (as modifier) a horsehair mattress

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	horsehair - hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse animal fiber, animal fibre - fiber derived from animals
	2.	horsehair - a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery 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"

Translations

horsehair [ˈhɔːshɛəʳ] N → crin f

horsehair [ˈhɔː^rshɛə^r] n → crin m

horsehair [ˈhɔːsˌhɛəʳ] n → crine m (di cavallo)

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Alectoria animal fiber animal fibre Bow bow out bowed bowing crinoline down-bow fiddlestick genus Alectoria hair Hair glove haircloth hairworm horse horsehair lichen horsehair toadstool horsehair wig	They had lank black hair, almost like horsehair, and seemed as they sat to exceed in stature any race of men I have seen. The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context Most of the sitting-room was taken up by the sideboard and a square table; against one wall was a sofa covered with horsehair, and by the fireplace an arm-chair to match: there was a white antimacassar over the back of it, and on the seat, because the springs were broken, a hard cushion. Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context In early June, when the sand hills were a great glory of pink wild roses, and the Glen was smothered in apple blossoms, Marilla arrived at the little house, accompanied by a black horsehair trunk, patterned with brass nails, which had reposed undisturbed in the Green Gables garret for half a century. Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context	horse-pistol horse-race horse-racing Horse-radish Horse-radish tree horse-trade horse-trader horse-trading horse-trail horseback horseback rider horseback riding horsebean horsebox horsebrier horsecar horsecart horsecloth horsefeathers Horsefish horseflesh Horseflesh ore horsefly horsefly weed Horsefoot horsehair horsehair lichen horsehair toadstool horsehair wig horsehair worm Horsehead Horsehead nebula horsehide Horsehoe head Horsehoe magnet Horsehoe nail Horsehoe nose horsehoe vetch Horseknop horselaugh horseleech Horseless horseless carriage horseman horsemanship horsemeat horsemint Horsenail Horsens horseplay horseplayer	horsed horsed about horsed about horsed about horsed about horsed around horsed around horsed around horsed around horsed joint horsed joint horsed joint horsefeathers horsefish horseflesh horseflesh Horseflesh ore Horseflies Horseflies horsefly horsefly horsefly Horsefly River Riparian Conservation Area horsefly weed horsefly weed Horsefly-weed Horsefoot Horsefoot Horsegram Horseguards horsehair horsehair blight horsehair lichen horsehair toadstool horsehair wig horsehair worm horsehair worm Horsehair worms Horsehair worms horsehead horsehead Horsehead Holding Corp. Horsehead Nebula Horsehead Nebula Horseheads High School Horseheal Horseheal Horseheal horsehide Horsehoe head Horsehoe magnet Horsehoe nail Horsehoe nose horsehoe vetch Horseknop Horseland horselaugh horseleech horseleeches

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Alectoria
animal fiber
animal fibre
Bow
bow out
bowed
bowing
crinoline
down-bow
fiddlestick
genus Alectoria
hair
Hair glove
haircloth
hairworm
horse
horsehair lichen
horsehair toadstool
horsehair wig

They had lank black hair, almost like horsehair, and seemed as they sat to exceed in stature any race of men I have seen.

The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context

Most of the sitting-room was taken up by the sideboard and a square table; against one wall was a sofa covered with horsehair, and by the fireplace an arm-chair to match: there was a white antimacassar over the back of it, and on the seat, because the springs were broken, a hard cushion.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

In early June, when the sand hills were a great glory of pink wild roses, and the Glen was smothered in apple blossoms, Marilla arrived at the little house, accompanied by a black horsehair trunk, patterned with brass nails, which had reposed undisturbed in the Green Gables garret for half a century.

Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

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