What is haircloth?

  • (noun): Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments.
    Synonyms: hair

Haircloth

Haircloth is a stiff, unsupple fabric typically made from horsehair and/or from the wooly hair of a camel. Although horsehair generally refers to the hair of a horse's mane or tail, haircloth itself is sometimes called horsehair. Horse or camel hair woven into haircloth may be fashioned into clothing or upholstery.

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Haircloth
... Haircloth is a stiff, unsupple fabric typically made from horsehair and/or from the wooly hair of a camel ... refers to the hair of a horse's mane or tail, haircloth itself is sometimes called horsehair ... Horse or camel hair woven into haircloth may be fashioned into clothing or upholstery ...