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Definition of Haircloth
1. Noun. Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments.
Definition of Haircloth
1. n. Stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair.
Definition of Haircloth
1. Noun. Cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Haircloth
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haircloth
Literary usage of Haircloth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1882)
"Made of haircloth. Cilic'ium. (L. cilicium. ... haircloth. Tissue woven from hair.
A sieve made of hair. ..."
2. The Kindred of the Wild: A Book of Animal Life by Charles George Douglas Roberts (1902)
"... corner of the loft, and settled himself, much disconcerted, on the back of an
old haircloth sofa which had lately been banished from the sitting-room. ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"S ove, a glove made of rough haircloth for rubbing the in while bathing. ...
Hair shirt, a shirt made of haircloth, used especially for penance. ..."
4. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1857)
"In November 1586, 35 yards of haircloth were bought to be a hare to the kiln at
... October 1588, making a haircloth, and for 1 Ib. of hair to the same, 9s. ..."
5. The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall, in the by Shuttleworth family, John Harland (1857)
"In November 1586, 35 yards of haircloth were bought to be a hare to the kiln at
... October 1588, making a haircloth, and for 1 Ib. of hair to the same, 9s. ..."
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