angora
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5.6
- noun
- /æŋˈɡɔːrə/
:
angora
- "Thank you, dear Auntie. I am doing well at school. I dream of a little white angora cardigan, but a mohair one would be even nicer."
- angora sweater
- angora scarf
- angora cardigan
Examples
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I wondered if she were simply used to it, or if her angora sweater kept her warm.
Fiction book (1991) -
She had a pink angora sweater.
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Maybe my pink angora sweater just to show them.
Fiction book (1991) -
In a chocolate brown angora sweater that matched her eyes.
Fiction book (2001) -
Ed glances at a clothing rack and sees an angora sweater.
Fiction book (1994) -
Anna looked radiant in a rare skirt and her pretty coral angora sweater.
Fiction book (1993) -
Dolores is beautifully made up and wearing a furry angora sweater.
Fiction book (1994) -
Kathy reads a newspaper while knitting an angora sweater.
Fiction book (1994) -
Don't you think angora has a tactile sensuality lacking in all other clothing?
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She wore a cozy angora sweater that kept her warm during the chilly evening.
Synonyms
140
1.0
Soft thick hair from sheep or similar animals used to make warm cloth
8
8.1
A soft shiny yarn or cloth made from Angora goat hair
Compounds
How Soft
Surface Forms
Etymology
Angora comes from the old name of Turkey's capital, Angora, now called Ankara, where people first kept special rabbits and goats for their very soft wool. So angora means the 'soft, fine wool' (or the fabric) made from those animals.