English Dictionary

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 garmentsplay

  Familiarity information: HAIRCLOTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAIRCLOTH (noun)


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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