haircloth

[ hair-klawth, -kloth ]

noun

1. cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.

haircloth

/ ˈhɛəˌklɒθ /

noun

1. a cloth woven from horsehair, used in upholstery

Word History and Origins

Origin of haircloth¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; hair + cloth

Example Sentences

A row of poles not more than ten feet high supported the roof, which was of brown haircloth, the widths united by a coarse open stitch.

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Under her most splendid garments she always wore a haircloth cilicium next her flesh.

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There's one walnut, haircloth sofa as Father laid on before he was took to his bed as is pitiful to behold.

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In the background was a hideous black haircloth sofa.

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There were haircloth sofas, and a big fireplace, and plenty of rocking chairs, and lounges covered with chintz of every pattern, and softened with cushions of every hue.

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