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🦙 A South American animal 🧶 Soft animal wool 👔 A glossy fabric
alpaca

alpaca

1 6.5
A thin shiny fabric like wool often used for suits and jackets
  • noun
  • /ælˈpɑːkə/
translation icon : alpaca
  • The luxurious scarf is made from the soft wool of the alpaca.
  • alpaca coat
  • black alpaca

Examples

  • - Oh, lightweight alpaca.

    A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

  • It's a Fabiani, hand stitched, hand rolled, virgin alpaca.

    Isn't She Great (2000)

  • - It's very lightweight alpaca.

    A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

  • NOW, A GOOD ALPACA IS A LIFETIME INVESTMENT.

    Half Past Dead (2002)

  • Materials woven on European looms lay near hand-woven prehistoric textiles, such as tunics with elaborate alpaca-thread borders.

    Academic text (2011)

  • This beautiful sweater is crafted from premium alpaca fiber, making it warm and lightweight.

  • She chose a stunning alpaca blanket to keep warm on chilly nights.

Synonyms

wool
vsalpaca
140 1.0

Soft thick hair from sheep or similar animals used to make warm cloth

is a thinner glossy textile made from a specific animal or synthetic imitations

How Shiny

satin
41 3.2
silk
237 1.0
alpaca
1 6.5
cotton
115 1.0
wool
140 1.0

Surface Forms

alpaca singular
alpacas plural

Etymology

Alpaca comes from the same Andes word allpaqa for the animal and its fleece, and for that reason a thin, glossy cloth made from this wool is called alpaca.