goat's hairn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊts hɛː/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊts ˌhɛ(ə)r/

Forms: Middle English gotes here, 1500s gotes hayre, 1500s–1600s goates haire, 1500s–1600s goates hayre, 1500s–1600s goats haire, 1500s– goats hair, 1600s gotes haire, 1600s– goat's hair, 1700s– goats' hair.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: goat n., hair n.

Etymology: < the genitive (singular or plural) of goat n. + hair n. Compare earlier goat hair adj. and n. (a) at goat n. and adj. Compounds 3a.Compare Middle Dutch gheetshaar (compare Dutch geitenhaar), Middle High German geizhār (German †Geißhaar), Old Icelandic geitarhár, all in the sense ‘the hair of a goat’.

A. n.

1. The hair of a goat.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > hair > [noun]

camel's hairc1325

goat's hair1418

mohair1753

pashm1843

pashmina1850

1418–19 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 163 Pice & goteshere.

1530 Bible (Tyndale) ii. xxxv. f. lxvi^v All the wemen that excelled in wysdome of herte, spane the gotes hayre.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 135 Many a one..hath found nothing but an image of clouts laid upon a bolster stuffed with Goats hair.

1754 J. Cennick Shadows of Christ 16 All was covered over with a plain coarse Covering of Goat's hair and Badger's Skin.

1863 Brit. Farmer's Mag. 43 461/1 Twenty years ago the imports of goat's hair from Turkey were under 4,000 bales.

1958 Geogr. Jrnl. 124 39 On his head he wore the typical tightly-fitting round white cap woven from goat's hair.

2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 Feb. (Features section) 30 The kefieh, a chequered cotton cloth, generally of a blue and white pattern, is kept in its place by the aagal, a double plait of goat's hair or wool.

2. A long straight streak of cirrus cloud, often believed to herald stormy weather; = mare's tail n. 2. Now rare.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > cirrus > specific

mare's tail1775

hen scrattin1824

hen scrat1828

goat's hair1844

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. xix. 303 A change of this settled state is presaged by the wind suddenly rising,..and by that variety (of cirrus) known as the goat's hair or gray mare's tail.

1895 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 531 It is the cloud known to seamen..as ‘goats' hair’ or ‘mares' tails’.

2001 J. McGowan Echoes Savage Land (2006) iv. 119 Mare's tails and goats' hair in the evening sky brought wind.

B. adj.

Made from the hair of a goat.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > hair > [adjective] > made of

hairen971

hairy1535

mohair1635

goat's hair1642

Angora1722

Angola1790

pashmina1865

1642 J. Drexel Forerunner of Eternity iii. 258 Let Serapion have my other Hood, and you my Goats haire garment.

1761 World Displayed XVIII. 72 The women make their blankets.., and the goats-hair cloth for their tents.

1887 National Rev. Apr. 232 A goats-hair coverlet..must not be put on the bed of a dying man.

1981 N.Y. Times 3 Dec. a16/3 (advt.) Lustrous goat's hair rugs and silk tapestries.

2003 Artes de Mexico 66 69/2 She used wool and flannel shifts and the doublet was black or dark brown goats' hair cloth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goats hair
释义	goat's hairn.adj. Brit. /ˈɡəʊts hɛː/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊts ˌhɛ(ə)r/ Forms: Middle English gotes here, 1500s gotes hayre, 1500s–1600s goates haire, 1500s–1600s goates hayre, 1500s–1600s goats haire, 1500s– goats hair, 1600s gotes haire, 1600s– goat's hair, 1700s– goats' hair. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: goat n., hair n. Etymology: < the genitive (singular or plural) of goat n. + hair n. Compare earlier goat hair adj. and n. (a) at goat n. and adj. Compounds 3a.Compare Middle Dutch gheetshaar (compare Dutch geitenhaar), Middle High German geizhār (German †Geißhaar), Old Icelandic geitarhár, all in the sense ‘the hair of a goat’. A. n. 1. The hair of a goat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > hair > [noun] camel's hairc1325 goat's hair1418 mohair1753 pashm1843 pashmina1850 1418–19 in L. Wright Sources London Eng. (1996) 163 Pice & goteshere. 1530 Bible (Tyndale) ii. xxxv. f. lxvi^v All the wemen that excelled in wysdome of herte, spane the gotes hayre. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 135 Many a one..hath found nothing but an image of clouts laid upon a bolster stuffed with Goats hair. 1754 J. Cennick Shadows of Christ 16 All was covered over with a plain coarse Covering of Goat's hair and Badger's Skin. 1863 Brit. Farmer's Mag. 43 461/1 Twenty years ago the imports of goat's hair from Turkey were under 4,000 bales. 1958 Geogr. Jrnl. 124 39 On his head he wore the typical tightly-fitting round white cap woven from goat's hair. 2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 Feb. (Features section) 30 The kefieh, a chequered cotton cloth, generally of a blue and white pattern, is kept in its place by the aagal, a double plait of goat's hair or wool. 2. A long straight streak of cirrus cloud, often believed to herald stormy weather; = mare's tail n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > cirrus > specific mare's tail1775 hen scrattin1824 hen scrat1828 goat's hair1844 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. xix. 303 A change of this settled state is presaged by the wind suddenly rising,..and by that variety (of cirrus) known as the goat's hair or gray mare's tail. 1895 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 531 It is the cloud known to seamen..as ‘goats' hair’ or ‘mares' tails’. 2001 J. McGowan Echoes Savage Land (2006) iv. 119 Mare's tails and goats' hair in the evening sky brought wind. B. adj. Made from the hair of a goat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > hair > [adjective] > made of hairen971 hairy1535 mohair1635 goat's hair1642 Angora1722 Angola1790 pashmina1865 1642 J. Drexel Forerunner of Eternity iii. 258 Let Serapion have my other Hood, and you my Goats haire garment. 1761 World Displayed XVIII. 72 The women make their blankets.., and the goats-hair cloth for their tents. 1887 National Rev. Apr. 232 A goats-hair coverlet..must not be put on the bed of a dying man. 1981 N.Y. Times 3 Dec. a16/3 (advt.) Lustrous goat's hair rugs and silk tapestries. 2003 Artes de Mexico 66 69/2 She used wool and flannel shifts and the doublet was black or dark brown goats' hair cloth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1418
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