MOHAIR

mohair

(noun) fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mohair (countable and uncountable, plural mohairs)

Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.

The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.

An Angora goat.

Anagrams

• Mahori, Moriah

Source: Wiktionary


Mo"hair`, n. Etym: [F. moire, perh. from Ar. mukhayyar a kind of coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L. marmoreus of marble, resembling marble. Cf. Moire, Marble.]

Definition: The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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