HORSEHAIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horsehair mean? 

• HORSEHAIR (noun)
  The noun HORSEHAIR has 2 senses:

1. hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse

2. a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery

  Familiarity information: HORSEHAIR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HORSEHAIR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("horsehair" is a kind of...):

animal fiber; animal fibre (fiber derived from animals)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("horsehair" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

 Context examples 

Among the many pillows that adorned the venerable couch was one, hard, round, covered with prickly horsehair, and furnished with a knobby button at each end.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Out came Meg, with gray horsehair hanging about her face, a red and black robe, a staff, and cabalistic signs upon her cloak.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)