horsehair

English

Etymology

From Middle English hors her, horshere, hors-here, hors heer (also hors-hore), equivalent to horse +‎ hair. Compare Old Norse hross-hár (“horsehair”).

Noun

horsehair (countable and uncountable, plural horsehairs)

The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
A fabric made from this.
Synonym: haircloth

Derived terms

horsehair shirt
horsehair worm
horsehairy

Translations

hair of a horse, from its mane or tail

Bulgarian: конски косъм m (konski kosǎm)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬毛, 马毛 (mǎmáo)
Czech: žíně (cs) f
Finnish: jouhi (fi)
French: crin (fr) m
German: Rosshaar (de) n
Hungarian: lószőr (hu)
Italian: crine (it) m
Japanese: 馬毛 (うまげ, umage)
Luxembourgish: Päerdshoer n
Middle English: hors her
Polish: końskie włosie n
Russian: ко́нский во́лос (ru) m (kónskij vólos)
Swedish: tagel (sv) n
Turkish: yele (tr), at yelesi

fabric made from hair of a horse — see haircloth