mohair

Etymology

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

noun

  1. Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
  2. The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.
  3. An Angora goat.
    mohair goat, mohair kid

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