Angora cat

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noun

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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Also called Angora.

Origin of Angora cat

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby Angora cat

Angolese, angon, angophora, angor, Angora, Angora cat, Angora goat, Angora rabbit, Angostura, angostura bark, Angostura bitters

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How to use Angora cat in a sentence

The maid was putting the Angora cat out on the balcony among the dwarf evergreens.
Flamsted quarries|Mary E. Waller
There was plenty of room behind the balcony flower-boxes for a white Angora cat to take her constitutional.
Flamsted quarries|Mary E. Waller
Josephine, Timmy's white Angora cat, was now established in a comfortable basket in a corner of the scullery.
What Timmy Did|Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes
The "young lady" was an Angora cat who embellished a shop in the neighborhood.
Edgar Saltus: The Man|Marie Saltus

There is not a white Angora cat which would not be soiled in such an environment.
Hania|Henryk Sienkiewicz

British Dictionary definitions for Angora cat

Angora cat

noun

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

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

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