camelhair

cam·el·hair

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kam-uh l-hair]
- /ˈkæm əlˌhɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kam-uh l-hair]
- /ˈkæm əlˌhɛər/

Definitions of camelhair word

noun camelhair the hair of the camel or dromedary, used in clothing, rugs, etc 3
noun camelhair soft cloth made of or containing this hair or a substitute, usually tan in colour 3
noun camelhair (as modifier) 3
noun camelhair the hair of the squirrel's tail, used for paintbrushes 3
noun camelhair camel's hair. 1
adjective camelhair made of camel's hair. 1

See all 9 definitions of camelhair

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Origin of camelhair

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English camel har; see camel, hair

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Parts of speech for Camelhair

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Camelhair

camelhair popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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