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ˈhorse-cloth
A rug or cloth used to cover a horse or as part of its trappings.
1530Palsgr. 232/2 Horse clothe, covuerture a cheual, covuertoir. 1600J. Pory tr. Leo's Africa ii. 46 Base and harsh stuffe..much like unto the stuffe which is brought hither..to serve for horse-cloathes. 1704Steele Lying Lover ii. i. 24 The Furniture, and the Horse-Cloaths will be all your own Device for the Wedding, and the Horses. 1865W. G. Palgrave Arabia II. 93 [Horses] tied up at their stalls; some, but not many, had horse-cloths over them. 1866Rogers Agric. & Prices I. xxi. 533 Surcingles are mentioned in the year 1305, as also horse-cloths.
b. A strong rough material for dresses akin in quality to shepherd's plaid: chiefly attrib. or as adj.
1892Pall Mall G. 30 June 1/2 Shepherd's plaids, and ‘horsecloth’ materials will be the fashion for dresses this autumn. 1893[see hop-sack 2]. |