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camelhair

camelhair noun: the soft hair of a camel.

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 camelhair

pluralcamelhairs
alternative formcamel hair
alternative formcamel-hair
alternative formcamel's hair

Words formed from camelhair

Questions about camelhair

What does camelhair mean?
Camelhair means the soft hair of a camel.
What part of speech is camelhair?
Camelhair is a noun.
What is the plural of camelhair?
The plural of camelhair is camelhairs.

Words near camelhair in the dictionary

  1. camelestrians
  2. camelexin
  3. Camelford
  4. camelfucker
  5. camelfuckers
  6. camelhair
  7. camelhairs
  8. camelia
  9. Cameliard
  10. camelias
  11. camelid

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