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mohair


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mohair  \Mo"hair`\,  n.  [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}.] 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mohair 
  n  :  a  fabric  made  with  yarn  made  from  the  silky  hair  of  the 
  Angora  goat 




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