horsehair

1 hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse

2 fabric made from horsehair fibers; used for upholstery

English

Noun

1. the hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery
2. a fabric made from this

Translations

• Italian: crine

Horsehair refers to hair taken from the mane or tail of horses. It has various uses including brushes and the bows of musical instruments. The word is also used to refer to haircloth, a hard-wearing fabric made from horsehair. The term can also refer to horsehair plaster, a wallcovering material formerly used in the construction industry and now found only in older buildings; it has been replaced by drywall and other cheaper, more modern materials.

See also

• Rari, Chile
• Nematomorpha, commonly known as Horsehair worms

bristle, capillament, catgut, chord, cilium, coat, fiddlestring, fleece, fur, hair, mane, nylon string, pelt, pile, pubescence, pubic hair, setula, shag, steel string, string, wool, wound string