camel hairとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

camelhair (countable and uncountable, plural camelhairs)

1. The soft hair of a camel.
2. A substitute for this hair.
   • 1993, Philip Ward, Panama hats, crocodile tears and other common fallacies, page 24:

     Camelhair brushes are made for artists and architects from the hair of the tails of Russian squirrels.

3. A soft fabric made from this hair.

引用

• 1834, George Long, The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, volume ?, page ?:

  It must be applied to the whole specimen by means of a camelhair pencil.

• 2005 Wu Ming - 54

  Lucania wrapped himself up in his camelhair coat and went on smoking.

派生語

• camel-hair brush

アナグラム

• chimaeral