Angora goat

American

noun

a variety of domestic goat, raised originally in Angora, having long, silky hair called mohair.

Angora goat British

noun

a breed of domestic goat with long soft hair

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Etymology

Origin of Angora goat

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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Next comes 10 pounds of cashmere, Angora goat mohair, silk and luxurious New Zealand wool, which wicks away moisture and cradles the sleeper.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2015

How outrageous, how iniquitous that tire-girdled Angora goat looked in 1959!

From Time Magazine Archive

Monogram, from 1955 to '59, featured a wooden platform on which stood a stuffed Angora goat with a tire around its waist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Monogram remains the most notorious of Rauschenberg's combines: a stuffed Angora goat, girdled with a tire.

From Time Magazine Archive

At a year old the Angora goat will weigh from fifty to eighty pounds, and the mohair may be as long as twelve inches, or sometimes longer.

From Practical Angora Goat Raising by

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