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Added 10 October 2026

mohair

/ˈmoʊhɛɹ/ noun

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

Origin

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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