horsehair
noun
horse·hair
ˈhȯrs-ˌher 
1
: the hair of a horse especially from the mane or tail
2
: cloth made from horsehair
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The flowers vary in size and shape, featuring anywhere from two to 18 petals, and the hat is made from silk taffeta, silk organza, horsehair, and wire, with a cotton lining base.
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Morgan Evans, Vogue, 4 May 2024
WATCH Out of Quito and into Ecuador's Wild Monty Lewis is one of just five craftspeople in the UK who still makes traditional dress sporrans using goat hide and horsehair.
—Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023
Natural bristles: Brooms with natural bristles, typically made from materials like corn or horsehair, are softer and more delicate.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
Stored for a period, prior to shredding, having been twisted into ropes to make each individual strand coiled and springy, horsehair also affords those lying horizontal on top of it a feeling of floating whilst being completely, and evenly, supported.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
Most manufacturers recommend cleaning off the grates with a nylon or horsehair brush.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
While most baskets have long been made from strong, fibrous materials, such as wood splints, runners, and cane, other materials such as horsehair, or metal wire can be used.
—Town & Country, 18 Apr. 2023
With deep smile lines, a long horsehair beard and bushy pompom eyebrows, another mask honors the form of Okina, a spirit who appears as an old man.
—Hannah Kirshner Bon Duke, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
With the help of an interpreter, Nikola Vujnović, Parry would go from village to village and inquire at the tavern about the best local guslar—a bard who accompanied his recitation with a gusle, a single-stringed instrument made of maple wood, horsehair, and sheep or rabbit skin.
—Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
Morgan Evans, Vogue, 4 May 2024
WATCH Out of Quito and into Ecuador's Wild Monty Lewis is one of just five craftspeople in the UK who still makes traditional dress sporrans using goat hide and horsehair.
—Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023
Natural bristles: Brooms with natural bristles, typically made from materials like corn or horsehair, are softer and more delicate.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
Stored for a period, prior to shredding, having been twisted into ropes to make each individual strand coiled and springy, horsehair also affords those lying horizontal on top of it a feeling of floating whilst being completely, and evenly, supported.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
Most manufacturers recommend cleaning off the grates with a nylon or horsehair brush.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
While most baskets have long been made from strong, fibrous materials, such as wood splints, runners, and cane, other materials such as horsehair, or metal wire can be used.
—Town & Country, 18 Apr. 2023
With deep smile lines, a long horsehair beard and bushy pompom eyebrows, another mask honors the form of Okina, a spirit who appears as an old man.
—Hannah Kirshner Bon Duke, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
With the help of an interpreter, Nikola Vujnović, Parry would go from village to village and inquire at the tavern about the best local guslar—a bard who accompanied his recitation with a gusle, a single-stringed instrument made of maple wood, horsehair, and sheep or rabbit skin.
—Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
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horsehair
noun
horse·hair
-ˌha(ə)r
-ˌhe(ə)r
1
: hair of a horse especially from the mane or tail
2
: cloth made from horsehair
horsehair
adjective
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