noun [U]
1 (also camel) a thick soft pale brown fabric made from camel's hair or a mixture of camel's hair and wool, used especially for making coats:
a camel-hair coat
2 the fine soft hair from a SQUIRREL'S tail, used for making artists' PAINTBRUSHES
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