horsehair

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horsehair

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

noun horsehairs

countable, uncountable The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
countable, uncountable A fabric made from this.
Similar: haircloth

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noun hair of a horse, from its mane or tail

日本語	馬毛 umage
中文	馬毛 /马毛 mǎmáo
Français	crin
Deutsch	Rosshaar
Italiano	crine
Русский	ко́нский во́лос kónskij vólos

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@misc{horsehair_2026,
  title = {horsehair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horsehair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}