Dictionary entry

Camelshair

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cam″els‐hair′ (?), a. Of camel's hair.

Camel's-hair pencil, a small brush used by painters in water colors, made of camel's hair or similar materials. — Camel's-hair shawl. A name often given to a cashmere shawl. See Cashmere shawl under Cashmere.