Dictionary

horsehair en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
2. (countable, uncountable) A fabric made from this.

Forms

Deriveds

horsehaired · horsehair shirt · horsehair worm · horsehairy

Synonyms

haircloth

Translations (21)

cmn 馬毛 /马毛 (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · fi jouhi (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · tr at yelesi (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · ru ко́нский во́лос (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · cs žíně (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · tr yele (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · hu lószőr (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · it crine (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · pl końskie włosie (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · izh jouhi (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · hy ձար (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · xmf ძუა (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · sv tagel (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · ja 馬毛 (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · mk ко́њско вла́кно (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · bg конски косъм (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · de Rosshaar (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · fr crin (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · lb Päerdshoer (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · ka ძუა (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail) · enm hors her (hair of a horse, from its mane or tail)