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camelshair

camelshair noun: the hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.

Noun

camelshair (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.

Origin of camelshair

From camel + -s- + hair.

Questions about camelshair

What does camelshair mean?
Camelshair means the hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.
What part of speech is camelshair?
Camelshair is a noun.

Words near camelshair in the dictionary

  1. camelrider
  2. camelriders
  3. camelries
  4. camelry
  5. camels
  6. camelshair
  7. camelteer
  8. camelteers
  9. camelthorn
  10. camelthorns
  11. cameltoe

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