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hair⋅cloth

[hair-klawth, -kloth]
–noun
cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
Also called cilice.


Origin:
1490–1500; hair + cloth
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hair·cloth   (hâr'klôth', -klŏth')   
n.  A wiry fabric woven especially from horsehair or camel's hair, used for upholstering and for stiffening garments.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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