horsehair
noun
horse·hair
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Definition of horsehair
1
: the hair of a horse especially from the mane or tail
2
: cloth made from horsehair
Examples of horsehair in a Sentence
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As Martinez waited, Buehler's body uncoiled with speed and power, his sinews and muscles firing like the bent wooden beams and twisted cords of gut and horsehair that powered the katapeltes thousands of years ago. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "Walker Buehler Has the Arm, Arsenal and Attitude to Be a Star," 13 Aug. 2019 And for cushioning, 19th-century furniture was stuffed with horsehair, which was tamed and tailored by the button tufting. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need To Know About The Classic Chesterfield Sofa," 26 Nov. 2018 There, stationed squarely on Main Street, alongside a 19th-century clapboard inn and a boutique selling horsehair jewelry, the Creede Repertory Theatre (established in 1966) presents classics and newer plays. — Elisabeth Vincentelli, WSJ, "Small-Town Theaters Worth the Trip," 16 Aug. 2018 There are also seemingly random — and likely not household — products on the list, like bovine semen and horsehair. — New York Times, "Trade War With China in Aisle 12," 12 July 2018 Judges and barristers sweat beneath their curly horsehair wigs and black robes. — The Economist, "As temperatures rise, English lawyers’ costumes look odder than ever," 5 July 2018 The Chilean poet-architect Smiljan Radic sent one of the very few flesh-and-blood objects, a Dada-esque collage of a violin bow suspending part of a violin’s belly on strands of its horsehair. — Joseph Giovannini, New York Times, "Swiss Institute Has a New Home Ready-Made for Art," 28 June 2018 Rosa Bonheur gained widespread renown for painting animals with horsehair-fine realism. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "A ThemToo movement for Parisian art," 14 June 2018 Rubber rots, glazing splits, steel corrodes, horsehair seats crumble to dust. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "The Art of Faking a Ferrari," 10 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'horsehair.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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horsehair
noun
English Language Learners Definition of horsehair
: hair from the mane or tail of a horse
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horsehair
noun
horse·hair
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Kids Definition of horsehair
1
: the hair of a horse especially from the mane or tail
2
: a cloth made from horsehair
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