Horsehair

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Horsehair \Horse"hair`\, n.
     A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the
     hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; Specifically: a
     black shiny fabric made of such hairs, used commonly in the
     1800's as a covering for stuffed furniture such as chairs and
     couches.


     [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     {Horsehair worm} (Zool.), the hair worm or gordius.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  horsehair
       n 1: hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse
       2: fabric made from horsehair fibers; used for upholstery

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "horsehair":
     bristle, capillament, catgut, chord, cilium, coat, fiddlestring,
     fleece, fur, hair, mane, nylon string, pelt, pile, pubescence,
     pubic hair, setula, shag, steel string, string, wool,
     wound string