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cam·el·hair

 (kăm′əl-hâr′) also cam·el's hair (kăm′əlz)
n.
1. The soft fine hair of the camel or a substitute for it.
2. A soft, heavy, usually light tan cloth, made chiefly of the hair of the camel.
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camelhair

(ˈkæməlˌhɛə) or

camel's hair

n
1. (Textiles) the hair of the camel or dromedary, used in clothing, rugs, etc
2. (Textiles)
a. soft cloth made of or containing this hair or a substitute, usually tan in colour
b. (as modifier): a camelhair coat.
3. (Art Terms)
a. the hair of the squirrel's tail, used for paintbrushes
b. (as modifier): a camelhair brush.
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cam′el's hair`

or camelhair


n.
1. the hair of the camel, used esp. for cloth, painters' brushes, and Oriental rugs.
2. a soft cloth made of this hair, or of a substitute, usu. tan in color.
cam′el's-hair`, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.camelhair - a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel
camel's hair
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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Translations

camelhair

adj attr → Kamelhaar-; camelhair coat → Kamelhaarmantel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

camelhair

[ˈkæm/əlˌhɛəʳ] n → (pelo di) cammello
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