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Webster 1913 Edition

Mohair

Mo′hairˊ

,
Noun.
[F.
moire
, perh. from Ar.
mukhayyar
a kind of coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L.
marmoreus
of marble, resembling marble. Cf.
Moire
,
Marble
.]
The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mohair

MO'HAIR

,
Noun.
The hair of a kind of goat in Turkey, of which are made camlets, which are sometimes called by the same name.

Definition 2024

mohair

mohair

English

Noun

mohair ‎(countable and uncountable, plural mohairs)

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

Translations

French

Noun

mohair m ‎(plural mohairs)

  1. mohair

Portuguese

Noun

mohair m (uncountable)

  1. mohair (fine hair of the Angora goat)

Spanish

Noun

mohair m ‎(plural mohairs)

  1. mohair

Etymology

Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiaro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر ‎(muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَارَ ‎(ḵāra, “to choose”). Form probably influenced by hair. Compare mockado, moire.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈməʊhɛː/

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