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mohair
mo·hair
[
mṓ hèr
]
noun
Definition:
wool:
the soft silky wool of the Angora goat
[
Late 16th century. Alteration of
mocayre
< Arabic
muḵayyar
"cloth of goat's hair" < past participle of
ḵayyara
"prefer"
]
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