mohair

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

• Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر, past participle of خَيَّرَ. Form probably influenced by hair. Compare mockado, moire.