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单词 mohair
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mohair

(moʊheəʳ)
uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Mohair is a type of very soft wool.
...a brown mohair dress.

mohair in British English

(ˈməʊˌhɛə)
noun
1.  Also called: angora
the long soft silky hair that makes up the outer coat of the Angora goat
2. 
a. 
a fabric made from the yarn of this hair and cotton or wool
b. 
(as modifier)
a mohair suit
Word origin
C16: variant (influenced by hair) of earlier mocayare, ultimately from Arabic mukhayyar, literally: choice, from khayyara to choose

mohair in American English

(ˈmoʊˌhɛr)
noun
1. 
the long, silky hair of the Angora goat
2. 
yarn , or any of several fabrics for clothing or upholstery, made from this hair, often mixed with other fibers
adjective
3. 
made of or upholstered with mohair
Word origin
altered (by assoc. with hair) < earlier mocayare < OIt mocajarro < Ar mukhayyar, fine cloth, lit., choice < pp. of khayyara, to select

Examples of 'mohair' in a sentence
mohair

'What about that time at Annabel's when you threw up on her mohair rug?
Jenny Colgan LOOKING FOR ANDREW MCCARTHY (2002)
She looks in the cupboard and finds a pale blue mohair sweater, which she wraps round Martha.
Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2002)
Alicia looked fresh and edible in a long cardigan coat of seafoam green mohair that turned her pale eyes a matching color.
Siddons, Anne Rivers DOWNTOWN (2002)

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mohair

fabric

Chinese translation of 'mohair'

mohair

(ˈməuhɛəʳ)

n (u)

  1. 马(馬)海毛 (mǎhǎimáo)

cpd

  1. [jumper, scarf, dress] 马(馬)海毛 (mǎhǎimáo)

Nearby words of
mohair

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  • moist
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