horsehair
Plural: horsehairs
Noun
- hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse
- a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery
- The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
- A fabric made from this.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English hors her, horshere, hors-here, hors heer (also hors-hore), equivalent to horse + hair. Compare Old Norse hross-hár (“horsehair”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
horsehair: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhorsehair: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
horsehair: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
horsehair: valid Words With Friends Word