angora
pronunciation
How to pronounce angora in British English:
UK [æŋˈɡɔːrə]
How to pronounce angora in American English:
US [ æŋ'ɡɔrɚ]
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- Noun:
- raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
- domestic breed with long white silky hair
- a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat
Word Origin
- angora (n.)
- type of wool, 1810, from Angora, city in central Turkey (ancient Ancyra, modern Ankara), which gave its name to the goat (1745 in English), and to its silk-like wool, and to a cat whose fur resembles it (1771 in English). The city name is from the Greek word for "anchor, bend" (see angle (n.)).
Example
- 1. Not surprisingly neither angora nor cashmere knickerbockers features on the packing list that appears at the end of this book .
- 2. Angora fiber comes from rabbits . Angora goats produce mohair . Mohair is used to make clothing , carpets and other products .
- 3. This is also because it has less guard hairs compare to other angora rabbit .
- 4. Test method for measure length of angora rabbit hair .
- 5. The relationship between genetic polymorphism of microsatellite markers and wool yield in su line angora rabbit .