camelhair

[ kam-uhl-hair ]

noun

1. camel's hair.

adjective

1. camel's-hair.

Word History and Origins

Origin of camelhair¹

1350–1400; Middle English camel har; camel, hair

Example Sentences

A good tool for cleaning dust from photographic negatives is a camelhair brush with a small piece of polonium at the base of the bristles.

From Salon

Gone was the industry-wide minimalism — the brogues and camelhair outerwear; eyelashes got extensions and bare lips were suddenly red.

From New York Times

Where after all is the irony in pushing replicas of grandma’s twin sets, camelhair coats and crinolines on a generation bred on loose-fitting t-shirts, denim and cyber-world tints?

From New York Times

He looked at his palette instead of her pretty mouth, and his camelhair pencils attracted his attention more than her penciled eyebrows.

From Project Gutenberg