cam|el's-hair

cam|el's-hair
1. the hair of a camel, used especially in making cloth and paintbrushes.
2. a cloth made of this hair or something like it.
3. the long hairs from the tail of a squirrel, used to make artists' paintbrushes.
cam|el's-hair «KAM uhlz HAYR», adjective.
1. made of camel's hair, mohair, or some similar fabric.
2. (of artists' paintbrushes) made with camel's hair or the tail hairs of the squirrel.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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