mohair Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat

WordNet

Mo"hair` noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. 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 1913