camelhair

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noun

The soft hair of a camel.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nouncamelhair (countable and uncountable, plural camelhairs)

plural camelhairs · alternative camel hair · alternative camel-hair · alternative camel's hair

  1. countableuncountableThe soft hair of a camel.
  2. countableuncountableA substitute for this hair.

    Camelhair brushes are made for artists and architects from the hair of the tails of Russian squirrels.

    1993, Philip Ward, Panama hats, crocodile tears and other common fallacies, page 24
  3. countableuncountableA soft fabric made from this hair.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camelhair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camelhair.

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