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Word: Mohair
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Arabic muḵayyar ‘cloth made of goat's hair’ (literally ‘choice, select’). The change in ending was due to association with hair
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈməʊhɛː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the hair of the angora goat.
Short Definition:hair of angora goat
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