mohair

[ moh-hair ]

noun

1. the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
2. a fabric made of yarn from this fleece, in a plain weave for draperies and in a pile weave for upholstery.
3. a garment made of this fabric.

mohair

/ ˈməʊˌhɛə /

noun

1. Also calledangora the long soft silky hair that makes up the outer coat of the Angora goat
2. 1. a fabric made from the yarn of this hair and cotton or wool
   2. ( as modifier )

      a mohair suit

Word History and Origins

Origin of mohair¹

1560–70; variant (by folk etymology) of earlier mocayare < Italian moccaiaro < Arabic mukhayyar literally, chosen, choice, past participle of khayyara to choose

Word History and Origins

Origin of mohair¹

C16: variant (influenced by hair ) of earlier mocayare, ultimately from Arabic mukhayyar, literally: choice, from khayyara to choose

Example Sentences

And it was fur of every variety: brushed mohair, alpaca, ponyhair, and astrakhan.

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A friend upholsters this chair every fifth year, and it is currently covered in red mohair velvet.

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Her onscreen costume was a curiously intimate range of electric-blue mohair sweaters.

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No one really wanted to be seen again in mohair and ripped stockings.

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The Black Gnat—dubbed with black mohair, the wings of the lightest part of a starling.

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Cow Dung Fly—dubbed with light brown and yellow camlet mixed, or dirty lemon coloured mohair with the hackle of a landrail.

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With a rough mitten made out of either mohair, crash, or turkish towel, the entire body should now be rubbed until it is pink.

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One day, a merchant came into the school, and saw a little girl at work on a mohair net.

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Worsted and mohair yarns intended for the manufacture of braids are singed by gas, a process technically known as “Genapping.”

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Related Words

• cashmere
• fleece
• fur
• hair
• tweed
• yarn