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On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Horsehair. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as fabric or cloth and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Horsehair in a sentence

Horsehair meaning

  1. The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
  2. A fabric made from this.

Synonyms of Horsehair

animal fiber animal fibre horsehair fabric fabric cloth material textile

Related words

Other words often associated with Horsehair or its synonyms:

artefact artifact structure crucial incorporeal immaterial embodied physical bodily framework worldly reincarnate

Using Horsehair

  • The main meaning on this page is: The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery. | A fabric made from this.
  • Useful related words include: animal fiber, animal fibre, horsehair fabric, fabric.
  • In the example corpus, horsehair often appears in combinations such as: of horsehair, with horsehair, the horsehair.

Context around Horsehair

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hair 1× fresh 1× real 1×

Often after:

strings 1× bows 1× sewn 1× worm 1× heads 1× worms 1× crests 1× applied 1× raku 1×

Sentence patterns with Horsehair

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the horsehair worm that 1× celsius and horsehair applied on 1× example of horsehair raku technique 1× hair or horsehair heads 1× horsehair worms can 1× human hair horsehair or even 1× made from horsehair 1× made of horsehair 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

curling brushes may 1× everyone who was 1× horsehair worms can 1× it doesn t 1× often the helmet 1× part of the 1×

Common sentence endings:

atop their nut 1× burned into it 1× horns and ears 1× horsehair raku technique 1× is clearly visible 1× made from horsehair 1×

Words around Horsehair

Just before it in the word index:

horsegram 2 horsefly 4 horseflies 2 horseface 3 horsed 4 horsecar 3

Just after it in the word index:

horsehay 3 horseheads 2 horsehide 2 horseless 6 horsell 2 horseman 67

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Horsehair

  • In this selection, "horsehair" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hair, fresh, real, strings, bows and sewn stand out and add context to how "horsehair" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the horsehair worm that and celsius and horsehair applied on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "horsehair" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with horsehair

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The rope is made from horsehair. (6 words)

Curling brushes may have fabric, hog hair, or horsehair heads. (10 words)

The horsehair, sewn into pieces of white felt, is clearly visible. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

In it, the assassin's sword was seen hanging by a single strand of horsehair above Le Peletier's body, a concept inspired by the proverbial ancient tale of the sword of Damocles, which illustrated the insecurity of power and position. (41 words)

It doesn’t have a mouth, so like many parasitic worms, such as the horsehair worm that infects and mind-controls crickets, it simply sits around soaking up the snail's hard-earned nutrients through its skin. (37 words)

Their two-stringed upright fiddles were strung with horsehair strings, played with horsehair bows, and often feature a carved horse ’s head at the end of the neck. (28 words)

Example sentences (14)

Their two-stringed upright fiddles were strung with horsehair strings, played with horsehair bows, and often feature a carved horse ’s head at the end of the neck.

The horsehair, sewn into pieces of white felt, is clearly visible.

Everyone who was anyone, or who wanted to be anyone, needed a mop of human hair, horsehair or even goat hair perched atop their nut.

It doesn’t have a mouth, so like many parasitic worms, such as the horsehair worm that infects and mind-controls crickets, it simply sits around soaking up the snail's hard-earned nutrients through its skin.

The two-stringed horsehead fiddle is shaped to resemble a horse and includes the carving of a horse head and strings and bow made of horsehair.

Curling brushes may have fabric, hog hair, or horsehair heads.

Horsehair worms can be discovered in damp areas such as watering troughs, swimming pools, streams, puddles, and cisterns.

In it, the assassin's sword was seen hanging by a single strand of horsehair above Le Peletier's body, a concept inspired by the proverbial ancient tale of the sword of Damocles, which illustrated the insecurity of power and position.

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Often the helmet was decorated with one, sometimes more horsehair crests, and/or bronze animal horns and ears.

Part of the regular maintenance of a bow is having the bow "rehaired" by a luthier with fresh horsehair and having the leather and wire wrapping replaced.

Synthetic hair does not have the tiny "barbs" that real horsehair has, so it does not "grip" the string well or take rosin well.

The rope is made from horsehair.

The vessel was taken out of the kiln at 732 Celsius and horsehair applied on, which burned into it.

Western raku techniques Pot with an example of horsehair raku technique.

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Common combinations with horsehair

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "horsehair" in a sentence?
An example: "Their two-stringed upright fiddles were strung with horsehair strings, played with horsehair bows, and often feature a carved horse ’s head at the end of the neck." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "horsehair" from authentic English texts.
What does "horsehair" mean?
Horsehair means: The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
What are synonyms of "horsehair"?
Common synonyms of "horsehair" include: animal fiber, animal fibre, horsehair fabric, fabric, cloth, material, textile.
How many example sentences with "horsehair" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "horsehair", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.