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Horsehair

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery wordnet
  3. 3
    A fabric made from this. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English hors her, horshere, hors-here, hors heer (also hors-hore), equivalent to horse + hair. Compare Old Norse hross-hár (“horsehair”).

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