angora

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: An=go=ra

CIDE DICTIONARY

angora, n. 

 A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.  [1913 Webster]

Angora cat (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also Angola cat. See Cat. -- Angora goat (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for manufacture.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

angora, n.
1 a fabric made from the hair of the angora goat or rabbit.
2 a long-haired variety of cat, goat, or rabbit.

Idiom

angora wool a mixture of sheep's wool and angora rabbit hair.

Etymology

Angora (Ankara) in Turkey