Horsehair

(noun.) a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery.

(noun.) hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse.

德洛丽丝整理

• Out came Meg, with gray horsehair hanging about her face, a red and black robe, a staff, and cabalistic signs upon her cloak. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• It was a large, dark room, furnished in a funereal manner with black horsehair, and loaded with heavy dark tables. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Next he assisted her into the room, where there was an old-fashioned horsehair settee as large as a donkey wagon. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The most delicate materials are tested by the same machine--the tensile strength of a horsehair, some of which are found to stand the strain of one and two pounds. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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