Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse;
2.
a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses;
used for upholstery;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Horsehair \Horse"hair`\, n.
A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the
hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; Specifically: a
black shiny fabric made of such hairs, used commonly in the
1800's as a covering for stuffed furniture such as chairs and
couches.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Horsehair worm (Zool.), the hair worm or gordius.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
horsehair
n 1: hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse
2: a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of
horses; used for upholstery
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "horsehair":
bristle, capillament, catgut, chord, cilium, coat, fiddlestring,
fleece, fur, hair, mane, nylon string, pelt, pile, pubescence,
pubic hair, setula, shag, steel string, string, wool,
wound string