horsehair

[US]/'hɔːsheə/
[UK]/'hɔrshɛr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hestehår; stof lavet af hestehår
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

horsehair brush

hestehårs børste

horsehair fabric

hestehårs stof

Example Sentences

a horsehair sofa; horsehair upholstery.

en sofa med hestehår; hestehårsbetræk.

The violin bow is made of horsehair.

Violinbuen er lavet af hestehår.

The artist used horsehair to create a realistic mane for the sculpture.

Kunstneren brugte hestehår til at skabe en realistisk manke til skulpturen.

The antique chair had a seat cushion filled with horsehair.

Den antikke stol havde en sædepude fyldt med hestehår.

The traditional paintbrushes were made with horsehair bristles.

De traditionelle pensler var lavet med hestehårsstrø.

The old-fashioned mattress was stuffed with horsehair for extra comfort.

Den gammeldags madras var fyldt med hestehår for ekstra komfort.

The tailor used horsehair interfacing to give structure to the garment.

Skræderen brugte hestehårsfor til at give strukturen til tøjet.

The horsehair upholstery on the antique sofa was meticulously crafted.

Hestehårsbetrækket på den antikke sofa var omhyggeligt udført.

The traditional Japanese calligraphy brush is made with horsehair.

Den traditionelle japanske kalligrafipensel er lavet med hestehår.

She braided her hair with a horsehair ribbon for the equestrian competition.

Hun flettede sit hår med et hestehårsbånd til den ryttersportslige konkurrence.

The horsehair fabric was soft to the touch and had a luxurious feel.

Hestehårsstoffet var blødt at røre ved og havde en luksuriøs følelse.

Real-world Examples

And the rabbi's beard? 100 percent horsehair.

Og rabbinens skæg? 100 procent hestehår.

Source: Friends Season 6

The main ingredient of Dr Vollrath's forged horns is horsehair.

Hovedingrediensen i Dr. Vollraths forfalskede horn er hestehår.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But after analyzing the soil composition there, Tsering found traces of horsehair and manure.

Men efter at have analyseret jordens sammensætning der, fandt Tsering spor af hestehår og gødning.

Source: Guge: The Disappeared Tibetan Dynasty

Luckily, without having to wear a white horsehair wig, but with some waterproof mascara on, just in case.

Heldigvis uden at skulle have en hvid hestehårsvig på, men med lidt vandfast mascara, bare i tilfælde.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

Instead, you find clean horsehair, cotton, flax, wool, and pure wood, slowly-grown pine from the north of Sweden.

I stedet finder du rent hestehår, bomuld, hør, uld og rent træ, langsomt voksende fyrretræ fra det nordlige Sverige.

Source: Listening Digest

Next he assisted her into the room, where there was an old-fashioned horsehair settee as large as a donkey wagon.

Derefter hjalp han hende ind i rummet, hvor der var en gammeldags hestehårssofa, der var lige så stor som en æselvogn.

Source: Returning Home

It was long and pointed and made of stiffened horsehair.

Den var lang og spids og lavet af stivt hestehår.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part Two)

These walls are made of straw and horsehair.

Disse vægge er lavet af strå og hestehår.

Source: Efficient Listening Practice Plan

A few years back, Miyako and his team tried to mimic the pollinating prowess of honeybees by retrofitting a two-inch-long toy drone with brushes made of horsehair.

For nogle år siden forsøgte Miyako og hans team at efterligne honningbiernes pollineringsevne ved at eftermontere en to-tommers legetøjsdrone med børster lavet af hestehår.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2021 Collection

Among the many pillows that adorned the venerable couch was one, hard, round, covered with prickly horsehair, and furnished with a knobby button at each end.

Blandt de mange puder, der prydede den ærværdige sofa, var der en, hård, rund, dækket med piggede hestehår, og forsynet med en knap i hver ende.

Source: "Little Women" original version

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