mohair
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈmoʊhɛr/
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mohair
- A mohair suit
- mohair sweater
- mohair coat
- mohair jacket
I think it's basically like this kind of mohair.
- I think it's basically like this kind of mohair.
- And so he was wearing this chunky mohair knit Marni sweater and these pants and it was very unlike him.
Examples
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The man in the mohair sweater took up each garment, examined the stains, and laid them gingerly down again.
Fiction book (1998) -
A lovely silk and mohair herringbone.
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I made you that double-breasted mohair.
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Finest mohair, dash of cashmere.
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Although the day wasn't cold, she was bundled in a man's heavy mohair coat.
Fiction book (1993) -
My second suit from Paris Tailors was charcoal-gray mohair with dark pink pinstripes.
Blog text (8) -
Lillian was wearing a tight yellow sweater, and the mohair tickled Ruth's face.
Fiction book (2002) -
Inside, a tall man in a white short-sleeved shirt worked the presser, while a man in a lavender mohair sweater did paperwork at the counter.
Fiction book (1998) -
Sassy sat stiffly in the family's best mohair chair, Griswold standing deadpan beside her.
Fiction book (2001) -
My mama knitted me a mohair sweater when I was around 10 years old.
Synonyms
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5.6
Soft fine wool from rabbits or goats used to make warm clothes
How Soft
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mohair comes from an old Arabic word mukhayyar meaning 'chosen', a word that passed into Turkish and then into European languages. That idea of 'chosen' helps you remember that mohair is the soft, shiny hair of the Angora goat used for fine fabric.