haircloth
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haircloth
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From hair + cloth.
noun haircloths
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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.
And amongst these, there are some so rigidly Religious, that their upper Garment is hair-Cloth, their inner of the finest Linnen; and on the contrary, others wear Linnen without, and hair next their skins:
Similar: horsehair
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noun cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse
| Français | étoffe de crin |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Haartuch |
| Italiano | tessuto di crine |
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title = {haircloth},
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