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camelhair

camelhair

English

Alternative forms

  • camel hair
  • camel's hair

Noun

camelhair (countable and uncountable, plural camelhairs)

  1. The soft hair of a camel.
  2. A substitute for this hair.
  3. A soft fabric made from this hair.

Quotations

  • 1834 George Long - The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
    It must be applied to the whole specimen by means of a camelhair pencil.
  • 2005 Wu Ming - 54
    Lucania wrapped himself up in his camelhair coat and went on smoking.

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