camel-hair cloth

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• Camel hair — is, variously, the hair of a camel; a type of cloth made from camel hair; or a substitute for authentic camel hair; and is classified as a specialty hair fiber. When woven into haircloth, using the outer protective fur called guard hair, camel… …   Wikipedia

• hair|cloth — «HAIR KLTH, KLOTH», noun. a scratchy fabric made of cotton and horsehair or camel s hair. It is used especially to cover furniture and stiffen garments …   Useful english dictionary

• camel hair — variant of camel s hair * * * ˈcamel hair [camel hair] noun uncountable (also camel …   Useful english dictionary

• camel hair — also camel s hair noun Date: 14th century 1. the hair of the camel or a substitute for it (as hair from squirrels tails) 2. cloth made of camel hair or a mixture of camel hair and wool usually light tan and of soft silky texture …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• camel-hair — ADJ: ADJ n (The spellings camel hair, and in American English camel s hair are also used.) A camel hair coat is made of a kind of soft, thick woollen cloth, usually creamy brown in colour …   English dictionary

• camel hair — soft fine hair of the camel; soft light tan cloth made of hair of a camel …   English contemporary dictionary

• camel's hair — n. 1. the hair of the camel 2. cloth made of this hair, sometimes mixed with wool, etc.: it is usually light tan and very soft camel s hair adj. camel hair …   English World dictionary

• camel — camellike, adj. /kam euhl/, n. 1. either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World. Cf. Bactrian camel, dromedary. 2. a color ranging from yellowish tan to yellowish brown. 3. Also called camel spin. Skating …   Universalium

• camel's hair — cam′el s hair or camelhair n. 1) tex the hair of the camel, used esp. for cloth, painters brushes, and Oriental rugs 2) tex a soft cloth made of this hair, or of a substitute, usu. tan in color cam′el s hair , adj …   From formal English to slang

• camel's hair — 1. the hair of the camel, used esp. for cloth, painters brushes, and Oriental rugs. 2. a soft cloth made of this hair, or of a substitute, usually yellowish tan to yellowish brown in color. Also, camelhair. * * * …   Universalium

• camel's hair — noun a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel • Syn: ↑camelhair • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile …   Useful english dictionary