Angora cat

American  

noun

1. a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, raised originally in Angora, having a long body, pointed head, and bushy tail.

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Angora cat British  

noun

1. a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s

2. a former Turkish breed of cats popular in the 19th century

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Etymology

Origin of Angora cat

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

She was a lovely aristocratic lady, and she had a cat, an Angora cat, which Toscanini didn't like,'' a neighbor in my building who knew Kurzbauer told me recently.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2012

An Angora cat which climbed a Manhattan tree last week for the first time in its life and then did not know how to get down caused police much trouble and cat-haters much glee.

From Time Magazine Archive

He acquired a goat, a drake, a rook, a Blue Angora cat, and eventually two very large sows.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Goodness,” said the Angora cat, “you mean to say you live in the same house with a bird and a mouse and don’t do anything about it?”

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

The "young lady" was an Angora cat who embellished a shop in the neighborhood.

From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie