camel\'s hair

camel's hair

noun
1.
the hair of the camel, used especially for cloth, painters' brushes, and Oriental rugs.
2.
a soft cloth made of this hair, or of a substitute, usually yellowish tan to yellowish brown in color.

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cam·el's-hair

[kam-uhlz-hair]
adjective
made of camel's hair.
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camel hair or camel's hair
 
n
1.  the hair of the camel or dromedary, used in clothing, rugs, etc
2.  a.  soft cloth made of or containing this hair or a substitute, usually tan in colour
 b.  (as modifier): a camelhair coat
3.  a.  the hair of the squirrel's tail, used for paintbrushes
 b.  (as modifier): a camelhair brush
 
camel's hair or camel's hair
 
n

camel's hair
 
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See camel hair

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