Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A coarse cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse, associated with furniture upholstery, and with uncomfortable clothing worn by people practising religious asceticism.

    Haartuch

More definitions
  • cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse:

Origin

From hair + cloth.

From hair + cloth.

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Forms

plural: haircloths
Singularhaircloth
Pluralhaircloths

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments:hair

See also

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