Angora cat

noun

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

Angora cat

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Angora cat¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

For some, that hero has been a Turkish Angora cat named Mittens who roams tattoo parlours, office towers and churches, posing for social media snapshots along the way.

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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.

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It was not an exhilarating prospect; Mustapha, the patriarch of the Angora cats, had his fur combed out less gently than usual that morning.

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It was a big Angora cat gray all over save for four white boots and a white necktie.

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Even Beau Ripple grew tired of reading the Epodes of Horace and the Letters of Tully to his grey Angora cat.

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