Look up: mohair

1. mohair
   [n] - fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat
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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...
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3. mohair
   yarn made of the long silky hair of the Angora goat Category: Various industries and crafts
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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   Material originally made from pure spun goats' hair, and later from a mix of spun wool, cotton and silk, used for upholstery and hangings in the 17th and 18th centuries.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.
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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 o...
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6. mohair
   noun fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat
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7. 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.
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8. 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]
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9. Mohair
   [band] Mohair was a British rock band from Watford, England, that formed in 2001 and split after a final gig at The Horn in St Albans on 28 September 2007. ==History== Mohair featured Pete Baker (drums, brass), Tom Billington (guitar, vocals), Alex Richards (keyboards, vocals), and Tim Slade...
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10. Mohair
    Mohair ˈmoʊhɛər usually refers to a silk-like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat. The word "mohair" was adopted into English before 1570 from the Arabic: مخير mukhayyar, a type of haircloth, literally `choice`, from khayyara, `he chose`. Mohair fiber is approximately 25-45 microns in diameter. It is one of the oldes...
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11. 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...
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12. Mohair
    Mohair is a fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, loosely woven with cotton, silk or wool resulting in a fuzzy textured fabric.
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13. 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 1950s. Commercial mohair is now obtained from cross-bred animals, pure-bred supplies being insufficient to satisfy demand
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