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- [hair-klawth, -kloth]
- /ˈhɛərˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/
- /ˈheə.klɒθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
Historical Comparancy
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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