horsehair C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈhɔːrs.her/ UK /ˈhɔːs.heə/ See IPA manual Freq #55674 Meanings 1 noun hair taken from a horse's mane or tail, used in brushes, bows, upholstery, and other products The violin bow was strung with carefully selected horsehair. 2 noun a stiff fabric traditionally woven partly or wholly from horsehair The tailor reinforced the coat with a layer of horsehair canvas. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a stiff fabric... haircloth Word family Derived forms horsehaired Related forms manetail hairupholstery Etymology A compound of horse and hair, attested since Middle English. The word came to denote both the animal fiber itself and cloth or padding manufactured from it. Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # horsehair **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɔːrs.her/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɔːs.heə/ **Frequency rank:** 55674 ## Meanings 1. hair taken from a horse's mane or tail, used in brushes, bows, upholstery, and other products 2. a stiff fabric traditionally woven partly or wholly from horsehair ## Examples - The violin bow was strung with carefully selected horsehair. - The tailor reinforced the coat with a layer of horsehair canvas. ## Synonyms - haircloth ## Derived Forms - horsehaired ## Related Forms - mane - tail hair - upholstery ## Etymology A compound of horse and hair, attested since Middle English. The word came to denote both the animal fiber itself and cloth or padding manufactured from it. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown