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haircloth

hair·cloth
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hair-klawth, -kloth]
    • /ˈhɛərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/
    • /ˈheə.klɒθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hair-klawth, -kloth]
    • /ˈhɛərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/

Definitions of haircloth word

  • noun haircloth cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc. 1
  • noun haircloth Stiff cloth woven with a cotton or linen warp and horsehair weft. 1
  • noun haircloth a cloth woven from horsehair, used in upholstery 0
  • noun haircloth cloth woven from horsehair, camel's hair, etc., used mainly for covering furniture 0

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Origin of haircloth

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; hair + cloth

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Parts of speech for Haircloth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

haircloth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

haircloth usage trend in Literature

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