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)

1. The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
2. 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)
• Ingrian: jouhi
• Italian: crine (it) m
• Japanese: 馬毛 (うまげ, umage)
• Luxembourgish: Päerdshoer n
• Macedonian: ко́њско вла́кно n (kónjsko vlákno)
• 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