English Explanatory Dictionary

mohair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
  2. The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.
  3. An Angora goat.

Pronunciation

/ˈmoʊhɛɹ/ /ˈməʊhɛə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mohair.wav

Word forms

mohair mohairs

Etymology

Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, “to choose”). Form influenced by hair through folk etymology. Doublet of moire; compare mockado.

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