Meanings
nounhorsehair (countable and uncountable, plural horsehairs)
plural horsehairs
- countableuncountableThe hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fabric made from this.
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Origin
- Middle Englishhors her
- Englishhorsehair
From Middle English hors her, horshere, hors-here, hors heer (also hors-hore), equivalent to horse + hair. Compare Old Norse hross-hár (“horsehair”).
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Bulgarian конски косъм
- конски косъм (konski kosăm)hair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Chinese Mandarin 馬毛 /马毛
- 馬毛 /马毛 (mǎmáo)hair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Czech žíně
- žíněhair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Finnish jouhi
- jouhihair of a horse, from its mane or tail
French crin
- crinhair of a horse, from its mane or tail
German Rosshaar
- Rosshaarhair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Hungarian lószőr
- lószőrhair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Italian crine
- crinehair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Japanese 馬毛
- 馬毛 (umage)hair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Polish końskie włosie
- końskie włosiehair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Russian ко́нский во́лос
- ко́нский во́лос (kónskij vólos)hair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Swedish tagel
- tagelhair of a horse, from its mane or tail
Turkish yele, at yelesi
- yelehair of a horse, from its mane or tail
- at yelesihair of a horse, from its mane or tail
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horsehair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehair
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“horsehair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehair. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsehair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsehair.
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