horsehair

noun

horse·hair | \ ˈhȯrs-ˌher

Definition of horsehair

1 : the hair of a horse especially from the mane or tail

2 : cloth made from horsehair

Examples of horsehair in a Sentence

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And for cushioning, 19th-century furniture was stuffed with horsehair, which was tamed and tailored by the button tufting. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need To Know About The Classic Chesterfield Sofa," 26 Nov. 2018 There, stationed squarely on Main Street, alongside a 19th-century clapboard inn and a boutique selling horsehair jewelry, the Creede Repertory Theatre (established in 1966) presents classics and newer plays. — Elisabeth Vincentelli, WSJ, "Small-Town Theaters Worth the Trip," 16 Aug. 2018 There are also seemingly random — and likely not household — products on the list, like bovine semen and horsehair. — New York Times, "Trade War With China in Aisle 12," 12 July 2018 Judges and barristers sweat beneath their curly horsehair wigs and black robes. — The Economist, "As temperatures rise, English lawyers’ costumes look odder than ever," 5 July 2018 The Chilean poet-architect Smiljan Radic sent one of the very few flesh-and-blood objects, a Dada-esque collage of a violin bow suspending part of a violin’s belly on strands of its horsehair. — Joseph Giovannini, New York Times, "Swiss Institute Has a New Home Ready-Made for Art," 28 June 2018 Rosa Bonheur gained widespread renown for painting animals with horsehair-fine realism. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "A ThemToo movement for Parisian art," 14 June 2018 Rubber rots, glazing splits, steel corrodes, horsehair seats crumble to dust. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "The Art of Faking a Ferrari," 10 May 2018 Hers was constructed using flowing ribbon and horsehair. — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, "Met Gala 2018: Ariana Grande's Vera Wang draws inspiration from the Sistine Chapel," 8 May 2018

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