/ mɒˈket; NAmE moʊ-/ noun
[ U ] a type of thick cloth with a soft surface made of a mass of small threads, used for making carpets and covering furniture
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from French , perhaps from obsolete Italian mocaiardo mohair.
/ mɒˈket; NAmE moʊ-/ noun
[ U ] a type of thick cloth with a soft surface made of a mass of small threads, used for making carpets and covering furniture
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from French , perhaps from obsolete Italian mocaiardo mohair.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005