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camel's hair

camel's hair is the alternative form of camelhair.

Meaning of camelhair

Noun

camelhair (countable and uncountable, plural camelhairs)

  1. The soft hair of a camel.
  2. A substitute for this hair.
    • Camelhair brushes are made for artists and architects from the hair of the tails of Russian squirrels.1993, Philip Ward, Panama hats, crocodile tears and other common fallacies, page 24
  3. A soft fabric made from this hair.

Forms of camel's hair

pluralcamel's hairs

Questions about camel's hair

What is camel's hair the alternative form of?
Camel's hair is the alternative form of camelhair.

Words near camel's hair in the dictionary

  1. camel spider
  2. camel spiders
  3. camel through the eye of a needle
  4. camel toe
  5. camel toes
  6. camel's hair
  7. camel's hairs
  8. camel's nose
  9. camel-cased
  10. camel-hair
  11. camel-hair brush

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