Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The long silky hair of the Angora goat.
- noun Fabric or yarn made from this hair.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The hair of the Angora goat, a native of Asia Minor.
- noun A kind of fine camlet made of such hair, sometimes watered (see
moire ); also, an imitation of the real mohair made of wool and cotton, much used for women's dress. - Made of mohair: as, a mohair cloak.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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 Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Yarn orfabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials. - noun The long, fine
hair of theAngora goat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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November 09, 2004 at 08: 50 PM ooooo ... that mohair is beautiful~
Scarf Island 2004
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This takes the name mohair from the fibers which compose it.
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The President mentioned wool and mohair, which is also part of the package, although Congress is already moving that legislation.
Briefing By Omb Director Panetta On Government Procurement Re ITY National Archives 1993
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DIRECTOR PANETTA: The vast majority -- the only exception would be wool and mohair, which is, as I said, a good piece of that is here at the White House for signature by the President.
Briefing By Omb Director Panetta On Government Procurement Re ITY National Archives 1993
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Besides pure wool, our manufacturers use large quantities of goat's hair, called mohair, from the Mediterranean, of camel hair, of Thibet goat's hair, of the long grey and black hair of the tame South American llama and alpaca, and of the short soft red hair of the vicuna, a wild animal of the same species.
Rides on Railways Samuel Sidney 1848
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Notoriously wasteful programs such as mohair subsidies and the market access program continue to be funded every year.
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Knitting a baby blanket, which is usually about 2 feet by 3 feet, requires finding a type of yarn that is machine washable and avoiding yarns with fibers that shed, such as mohair, angora and alpaca.
WN.com - Articles related to Socially responsible art? It doesn't have to send you to sleep 2010
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The contracts would see Chinese companies sourcing products such as mohair, bulk wine, wool, frozen fish, copper, manganese, granite blocks, ferrochrome and lobster from SA.
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Knitting a baby blanket, which is usually about 2 feet by 3 feet, requires finding a type of yarn that is machine washable and avoiding yarns with fibers that shed, such as mohair, angora and alpaca.
WN.com - Articles related to Socially responsible art? It doesn't have to send you to sleep 2010
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She worked for a few minutes with the orange yarn, then picked out a fuzzy brown mohair and worked it in.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
bilby commented on the word mohair
Not really mo + hair.
March 24, 2016