MOHAIR


Meaning of MOHAIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmō-ˌher ]

noun

Etymology: modification of obsolete Italian mocaiarro, from Arabic mukhayyar, literally, choice

Date: 1619

: a fabric or yarn made wholly or in part of the long silky hair of the Angora goat ; also : this hair

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