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  Angora

  noun

  Often angora Also Angora wool the hair of the Angora goat or of the Angora rabbit.
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Angora

American  

[ang-gawr-uh, -gohr-uh, an-, ang-gawr-uh, -gohr-uh, ang-ger-uh] / æŋˈgɔr ə, -ˈgoʊr ə, æn-, æŋˈgɔr ə, -ˈgoʊr ə, ˈæŋ gər ə /

noun

1. Often angora Also Angora wool the hair of the Angora goat or of the Angora rabbit.

2. Often angora yarn, fabric, or a garment made from this hair.

3. Angora cat.

4. Angora goat.

5. Angora rabbit.

6. Ankara.

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adjective

1. Usually angora made from a yarn or fabric of the hairs of the Angora goat or Angora rabbit.

   an angora sweater.

angora ¹ British  

/ æŋˈɡɔːrə /

noun

1. 1. the long soft hair of the outer coat of the Angora goat or the fur of the Angora rabbit

   2. yarn, cloth, or clothing made from this hair

   3. a material made to resemble this yarn or cloth

   4. ( as modifier ) See also mohair

      an angora sweater

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Angora ² British  

noun

1. the former name (until 1930) of Ankara

2. short for Angora cat Angora goat Angora rabbit

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Etymology

Origin of Angora

First recorded in 1825–35; variant of Ankara

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Example Sentences

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Angora angora

"I don’t believe in a perfect, polished, beige Angora world," he said, noting his approach is not to make people look rich, or successful, or powerful.

From Reuters ● Oct. 1, 2023

Later, they used the estate’s vast green space to raise sheep and Angora goats for the animals’ wool and mohair.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022

I’m not entirely sure what kind of breed he is, but Siri seems to be adamant that he’s a Turkish Angora, so let’s go with that.

From The Verge ● Mar. 8, 2022

William McKinley had two Angora kittens named Valeriano Weyler and Enrique DeLome, along with roosters and a parrot he named Washington Post, Hager said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

None of the boys had been forced to enter anything, but Travis voluntarily entered his Angora rabbit, Bunny.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

The cafe is home mainly to Persian cats, but also Turkish angora and hybrid felines.

From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023

Later cable knits met ribbed knits met angora on chunky cardigans, and tapestry fabrics he said were woven in Venice on looms invented by Leonardo da Vinci were spliced into velvet brocades and silk.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2020

Coach will still use shearling, mohair and angora -- animal products other companies have chosen to ban along with fur.

From Fox News ● Oct. 23, 2018

Years before Damien Hirst first successfully split the cow, Rauschenberg used a full-sized angora goat in his 1955 work Monogram.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2016

She was wearing an angora sweater, and a little fur collar with pom-poms, of the sort that is currently fashionable.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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