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Look up: Mohair

  1. mohair
    [n] - fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. mohair
    Yarn made from the long, lustrous hair of the Angora goat or rabbit, loosely woven with cotton, silk, or wool to produce a fuzzy texture. It became popular for jackets, coats, and sweaters in the...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. mohair
    yarn made of the long silky hair of the Angora goat Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. mohair
    Material originally made from pure spun goats' hair, and later from a mix of spun wool, cotton and silk, used for upholstery and hangings in the 17th and 18th centuries. Mohair was also used to make dolls' wigs in the 19thC.
    Found on http://www.antique-crafts.co.uk/glossary

  5. Mohair
    Mo'hair` noun [ French moire , perhaps from Arabic mukhayyar a kind of coarse camelot or haircloth; but probably from Latin marmoreus of marble, resembling marble. Confer Moire , Marble .] 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/87

  6. mohair
    noun fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Mohair
    `Mohair` usually refers to a silk-like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the docile Angora goat. The word `mohair` was adopted into English before 1570 from the Arabic `mukhayyar`, a type of haircloth, literally 'choice', from `khayyara`, 'he chose'.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohair

  8. Mohair
    • (n.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. mohair
    animal-hair fibre obtained from the Angora goat (see ) and a significant so-called specialty hair fibre. The word mohair is derived from the Arabic ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/107

  10. mohair
    mohair, hair of the Angora goat or a large group of fabrics made from it, either wholly or in combination with wool, silk, or cotton. The Angora goat, native of Asia Minor for 2,000 years, is bred in other lands, e.g., the SW United States and South Africa. Mohair is cool, firm, and resistant to dus...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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