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mohair.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmoʊhɛɹ/General-American/ˈməʊhɛə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.

    countable · uncountable
  3. An Angora goat.

    countable · uncountable
    mohair goat, mohair kid
Where this word comes from

Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, “to choose”). Form influenced by hair through folk etymology. Doublet of moire; compare mockado.

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