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Angora

[ US /æŋˈɡɔɹə/ ]
[ UK /ˈæŋɡɔːɹɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
  2. domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair
  3. the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
  4. a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat

How To Use Angora In A Sentence

  • Cashmere comes from cashmere goats and angora fiber comes from Angora -- rabbits.
  • And already the site of the house is undiscoverable, the location of the stone walls may be deduced from the configuration of the landscape, and I am renewing the battle, putting in angora goats to browse away the brush that has overrun Haska's clearing and choked Haska's apple trees to death. Chapter 37
  • Merino, cashmere, Angora… these luxury yarns were too expensive to be hastily turned into just another scarf.
  • Pamela wears these hand-made angora legwarmers by Ambika to keep the gentle autumn chill from still-summer tan legs. Starre Vartan: Three Worldchanging Women Model Sustainable Style in NYC's Union Square
  • Shy, plump, wearing a hand-knitted blue angora bolero, slaved over by my mother unpicked more than once to get it just right for the big occasion.
  • Mrs Neve said the purpose of the event was to show pastoralists that they could breed angoras commercially.
  • Ms. Dirks and several fellow members of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder are setting out to boost acceptance of dog hair—or, as they prefer to call it, chiengora, a term built around the French word for dog that also evokes the luxurious feel of angora. In This Yarn With a Tail, Our Heroes Thirst for Hair of the Dog
  • They breed angora rabbits, originally for meat, but now to turn their fur into angora wool clothing.
  • It was a deep peacock turquoise velvet cheongsam, with a tiny, hairy-trimmed angora cardigan to go over the top.
  • Aran weight, chunky, pure new wool, merino, cotton dk, 4 ply, mohair, angora; you name it I've probably got it in my stash somewhere.
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