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mohair

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Noun
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mo=hair

CIDE DICTIONARY

mohairn. [F. moire, perh. from Ar. mukhayyar a kind of coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L. marmoreus of marble, resembling marble. Cf. Moire, Marble.].
     The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mohair, n.
1 the hair of the angora goat.
2 a yarn or fabric from this, either pure or mixed with wool or cotton.

Etymology
ult. f. Arab. mukayyar, lit. choice, select

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