horsehairs

Bow string material

Horsehairs is the plural of horsehair—strands of hair from a horse's mane or tail.

Horsehair has traditional uses in upholstery, brush-making, and musical instrument bows: The violin bow was strung with horsehairs.

The material is valued for its strength and resilience.

textile

upholstery

Furniture's textile layer

interlining · haircloth · stiffening · brush · bristle · weaving · fabric · furniture · traditional · durable

equine

mane

Neck hair, horse/lion

  • tailRear animal appendage
  • mareFemale adult equine
  • stallionIntact male breeding horse

foal · colt · filly · mustang · pony · equine · grooming · curry comb · shedding · coat

bow

rosin

Solidified conifer sap

  • violinBowed string instrument
  • celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
  • violaMidrange bowed instrument

fiddle · double bass · bowing · arco · tension · string quartet · chamber music · luthier · rehair · frog

craft

brush

Bristled cleaning tool

raku · fishing line · fly tying · jewelry · braiding · weaving · basketry · doll hair · restoration · bookbinding

Opposites
material origin (natural animal vs. synthetic)

horsehairsnylon fibers

Synthetic polymer threads

synthetic fibers · carbon fiber · fiberglass

fiber type (animal vs. plant)

horsehairscotton fibers

Plant-derived textile strands

plant fibers · hemp · sisal · jute · flax

Phrases
Family

horsehair

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G