goathair

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UK/ˈɡəʊtˌhɛə/US/ˈɡoʊtˌhɛɹ/

noun

The hair of a goat, especially as used in making textiles.

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Meanings

noungoathair (uncountable)

alternative goatshair

  1. uncountableThe hair of a goat, especially as used in making textiles.

    At the front and back of the roof, narrow strips of woven goathair (mukhal) are usually sewn on to provide a bed for the pins which attach the front and back curtain walls (rugwâg) to the roof.

    1999, William & Fidelity Lancaster, People, Land and Water in the Arab Middle East, page 239

Origin

From goat + hair.

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Translations

Dutch geitenhaar
  • geitenhaarhair of a goat
Cite this entry
APA

goathair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goathair

MLA

“goathair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goathair. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goathair,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goathair.

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