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HAIRCLOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does haircloth mean?
• HAIRCLOTH (noun)
The noun HAIRCLOTH has 1 sense:
1. cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
Familiarity information: HAIRCLOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hair; haircloth
Hypernyms ("haircloth" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
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