Definition
Coarse fiber or matted hair from a bull's hide, sometimes used in textiles or padding.
Etymology
Compound of 'bull' and 'wool' (fiber). This descriptive term, less common than 'horsehair,' referenced the thick, coarse nature of bull hair. Medieval textile makers distinguished between fine wool and coarser bull fibers.
Kelly Says
Medieval craftspeople made a whole hierarchy of animal fibers—fine wool from sheep was luxury, horse and bull hair was sturdy but rough, perfect for padding armor or mattresses. Nothing went to waste.
Translations
ARالعربية
털 البقر
t-ir al-buqur
BNবাংলা
গরু তোষ
goru to-sh
CACatalà
lana de bou
la-na de boo
CSČeština
vlnou býka
vlnou bee-ka
DEDeutsch
Rindwolle
rind-voh-lə
ELΕλληνικά
μαλλί αγελάδας
mal-li a-ge-la-das
ESEspañol
lana de toro
la-na de to-ro
FISuomi
sonnivillan
son-ni-vil-lan
FRFrançais
laine de taureau
lan de tao-ro
GUGU
સિંહાળું
sin-ha-luun
HAHA
gashin shanu
ga-shin sha-nu
HEעברית
שערות בקר
she-a-rot be-kar
HIहिन्दी
बैल के बाल
ba-il ke baal
HUMagyar
bika gyapja
bee-ka gyap-ja
IDBahasa Indonesia
bulu banteng
bu-lu ban-teng
ITItaliano
lana di toro
la-na di to-ro
KKKK
бұқа торы
bu-qa to-ry
MRMR
बळीच्या काळ्या
ba-li-ya ka-la
MSBahasa Melayu
bulu lembu
bu-lu lem-bu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲ တစ်ပိုင်း
kywe ttip-aing
NLNederlands
bulwol
bul-wol
PLPolski
wełna byka
vɛlna bi-ka
PTPortuguês
lana de touro
la-na de to-u-ro
RORomână
lână de taur
li-na de tawr
RUРусский
шерсть быка
sherst byka
SVSvenska
oxsull
oks-sool
SWKiswahili
pamba ya ng'ombe
pam-ba ya ng'om-be
TAதமிழ்
காளை மயிர்
kaalai mayir
TEతెలుగు
ఆవు పెంచిన
aavu pen-chin
TLTL
balat ng baka
ba-lat ng ba-ka
TRTürkçe
sığır yünü
si-gar yu-nu
UKУкраїнська
вовна бика
vovna bi-ka
URاردو
بکری کا بال
bakri ka baal
VITiếng Việt
lông trâu
long trau
YOYO
ọ̀fọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀
ọ̀fọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀
ZUZU
imfula yezinkomo
im-fu-la ye-zin-ko-mo