haircloth

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

From hair + cloth.

He patted her hands, and she sat down beside him on the old haircloth sofa. — Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast, Holman Day
On sped the bark: the howling storm The funnel's tapering smoke did blow far; Unmoved, young Mivins' lifeless form Was stretched upon a haircloth sofar. — The Book of Ballads: Eleventh Edition, 1870, Theodore, Sir Martin
The dark-robed priest pressed the hapless Jew to his heart with so fervent an outburst of love, that the edges of the monochal haircloth rubbed the Dominican's breast. — Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Unknown

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