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horsehair::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | animal fiber, animal fibre |
Examples of horsehair
horsehair
Hugely weighty and stuffed with horsehair, these were far from pleasant to wear.
From the independent.co.uk
It still contains an original chalkboard made with layers of horsehair and tar.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The main and overlay mattresses are layered blends of cotton, wool and horsehair.
From the time.com
The book opens with him waking up in his father's house on an old horsehair sofa.
From the boston.com
Next, I lay one piece of horsehair at a time on the vase, and it burns onto it.
From the stltoday.com
She dropped it off the horsehair sofa the moment she died and it fell in the fire.
From the independent.co.uk
He lowered a bright sword over Damocles'neck, suspended by a single horsehair.
From the jsonline.com
To paint horsehair plaster, fill any small holes or blemishes with joint compound.
From the boston.com
The workpiece would be rotated by a bow, typically of horsehair, wrapped around it.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse
- A body material or for ribbing, rarely used.
- (Furniture) The use of horsehair (usually mixed with wool) in upholstery dates from the early years of the seventeenth century. Woven hair from the tails and manes of horses, with a cotton or linen warp, was used as a chair covering towards the end of the eighteenth century.
- Natural animal hair fibre from the mane and tail hair of horses and ponies. Generic name.
