camel hair
noun
variants
or less commonly camel's hair
1
: the hair of the camel or a substitute for it (such as hair from squirrels' tails)
2
: cloth made of camel hair or a mixture of camel hair and wool usually light tan and of soft silky texture
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For the occasion, Swift wore a Gucci GG net corset in navy blue and cream that retails for $1,650, paired with a black leather mini skirt and a Polo Ralph Lauren camel hair coat, along with black Louis Vuitton Roxy platform boots.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
For instance, Heaven Deer, a leading producer of Chinese double-sided woolen overcoats, has been cooperating with high-end European brands for many years and brought four types of products, including camel hair, camel hair blends and sports-style overcoats, to test the market.
—Li Jun, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
The bunnies were originally crafted from plaster of paris, chicken wire, and camel hair.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
The new website page for MTO includes a carousel of possible fabric choices, with digital swatches of fuzzy camel hair, chalk stripe flannel, and gun club tweed standing in for the hundreds of options on offer.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2023
John the Baptist had his camel hair cilice.
—Leigh Cowart, Wired, 30 Sep. 2021
For example, scanning electron microscopy allowed to us to pinpoint that camel hair was chosen as a fiber for making this rope bridle, while collagen preserved within ancient sinew revealed that deer tissue was used to haft a Bronze Age arrowhead to its shaft.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2021
Instead, the made-to-order coat produced from Joshua Ellis camel hair features double-stitched seams that are done by hand but resemble that traditional machine-stitching from afar ($3,950, available by inquiry).
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2022
And on the other side of the planet, The Anthology introduced versions cut from both camel hair and Donegal tweed.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2022
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
For instance, Heaven Deer, a leading producer of Chinese double-sided woolen overcoats, has been cooperating with high-end European brands for many years and brought four types of products, including camel hair, camel hair blends and sports-style overcoats, to test the market.
—Li Jun, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
The bunnies were originally crafted from plaster of paris, chicken wire, and camel hair.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
The new website page for MTO includes a carousel of possible fabric choices, with digital swatches of fuzzy camel hair, chalk stripe flannel, and gun club tweed standing in for the hundreds of options on offer.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2023
John the Baptist had his camel hair cilice.
—Leigh Cowart, Wired, 30 Sep. 2021
For example, scanning electron microscopy allowed to us to pinpoint that camel hair was chosen as a fiber for making this rope bridle, while collagen preserved within ancient sinew revealed that deer tissue was used to haft a Bronze Age arrowhead to its shaft.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2021
Instead, the made-to-order coat produced from Joshua Ellis camel hair features double-stitched seams that are done by hand but resemble that traditional machine-stitching from afar ($3,950, available by inquiry).
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2022
And on the other side of the planet, The Anthology introduced versions cut from both camel hair and Donegal tweed.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2022
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“Camel hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camel%20hair. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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