Angoran.
/aŋˈɡɔːrə/, U.S. /æŋˈɡɔrə/ I. Compounds.
1. As a modifier. (a) Designating yarn, fabric, or clothing made from the hair of the Angora goat; = Angola n.2 2. Now usually called mohair. (b) Designating yarn, fabric, or clothing made from the hair of the Angora rabbit (typically mixed with sheep's wool).Angora wool is now most commonly used to refer to the hair of the rabbit (or to yarn made from this), as distinct from that of the goat (see further sense 3a).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > hair > [adjective] > made of
hairen971
hairy1535
mohair1635
goat's hair1642
Angora1722
Angola1790
pashmina1865
1722 Daily Jrnl. 24 Feb. Vests of Angora Camblet, lined with China Sattin, which is much Richer than the Caffetans.
1841 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 6 166 Formerly there were thirty-six merchants in Constantinople who traded exclusively in Angora stuffs and Mohair yarn.
1874 Chambers's Encycl. (rev. ed.) II. 487/2 Angora gloves, made from the unwashed, undyed fur of Angora rabbits.
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 177 The first parcels of Angora wool were shipped from Constantinople for England in 1820.
1918 Sweater News Jan. 75/2 He is doing a nice business in angora sweater coats and the novelty shetlands.
1923 Country Life 8 Sept. 327/1 English people have not yet awakened to the possibilities of Angora wool growing.
1940 Pop. Mech. Apr. 508/2 The revival of interest in knitting has increased the sale of angora yarn.
2001 Times 16 Nov. ii. 15/4 Blue angora dip-dye gloves, £8.99.
2. Designating domestic animals and breeds of domestic animal originating in Turkey or central Asia.
a. Angora goat n. a goat of a breed originating in central Asia, having long wavy hair, drooping ears, and spiral horns; (also) this breed of goat.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > genus Capra > Angora goat and wool
Angora goat1745
Angora1810
mohair goat1812
1745 R. Pococke Descr. East II. ii. ii. xvi. 86 We set out on the thirtieth, and went only four miles, where we first saw the fine Angora goats.
1764 W. Harte Ess. Husbandry i. 96 (note) A print of the Angora-goat may be seen in Tournefort's Voyages.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 261/2 The woolly hair called mohair,..forms the fleece of the Angora goat.
1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xxii. 277 A visitor tossed some laurel leaves into an inclosure where there had lived for some years six Angora goats.
2002 Backwoods Home Mag. July 79/2 My husband and I have started raising hair goats and rabbits... I have read that Angora goats need extra protection in the winter.
b. Angora cat n. a cat of a breed originating in Turkey, having long silky white hair and a plumed tail; (also) this breed of cat.Registration of Angora cats was originally limited to white animals, but now other colours are accepted. In the United States the breed is usually called Turkish Angora cat.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of > Angora cat
Angora cat1771
lion-cat1774
Angola1777
Angora1843
1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 184 (heading) Angora Cat. With long hair; of a silvery whiteness, and silky texture.
1819 T. Hope Anastasius II. i. 5 Of the things themselves whose appellations he had learnt, he seemed to have no more idea than the huge Angora cat which sat purring by his side.
1900 Harper's Mag. Dec. 112/1 There was one superb black and white Angora cat which had the liberty of the shop and was not confined in a cage.
1990 M. Schneck & J. Caravan Cat Facts (1993) 64/1 Today's popular Persians are descendants of the Angora cat.
2008 @BeautyWriter 14 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Even the big furball of a Turkish Angora cat has crawled under the covers to get warm.
c. Angora rabbit n. a rabbit of a breed thought to have originated in Turkey, having quick-growing long fine hair; (also) this breed of rabbit.Several distinct breeds of Angora rabbits have now been developed out of the original breed.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Oryctolagus (rabbit) > breed or variety of (miscellaneous) > Angora rabbit or fur of
Angora1763
Angora rabbit1771
Angora1856
1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 252 (heading) Angora Rabbet. With hair long, waved, and of a silky fineness, like that of the goat of Angora.
1830 Mag. Nat. Hist. 3 433 Last year they had a great number of lop-eared and Angora rabbits, for some of which the most enormous prices are said to have been paid.
1908 J. A. Thomson Heredity x. §4. 365 Hurst paired white Angora rabbits..with ‘Belgian hare’ rabbits.
2010 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 31 Aug. 21 Between them they have 44 Angora rabbits in the back gardens of Leeswood and Connah's Quay, each of which are clipped every three months for their valuable fibre.
II. Simple uses.
3. (a) The hair of the Angora goat; a fabric or yarn made with this. Now usually called mohair. (b) The hair of the Angora rabbit; a soft fluffy fabric or yarn made with this.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from other animal
Angora1763
shawl-wool1774
alpaca1792
llama1864
shahtoosha1868
qiviut1958
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from fur > [noun]
Angora1763
vairy1861
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of rabbit
coneya1200
coney skinc1450
coney fur1597
coney wool1630
Angora1763
flick1812
rabbit1906
bunny1950
chinchilla1959
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Oryctolagus (rabbit) > breed or variety of (miscellaneous) > Angora rabbit or fur of
Angora1763
Angora rabbit1771
Angora1856
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > made from specific types of wool > from wool of other animal
Angora1763
toile de laine1833
alpaca1851
llama1864
shahtoosha1868
French merino1882
Cheviot1883
mouflon1962
1763 Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser 17 Sept. Ten pieces of watered camblets of Angora.
1832 E. C. Wines Two Years & Half in Navy II. 132 Do you wish to see the bazars—would you like to purchase some angora?
1867 Morning Star 12 Apr. Fancy boudoir mats in lambs'-wool and angora.
1943 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 61 A sweater made of Angora should be shaken out well after each wearing.
1995 CMJ New Music Monthly Nov. 57/1 Ed Wood is the biographical tale of the unfailingly optimistic director with a talent for making bad films on no money and an unnatural affection for angora.
2005 K. Bartholomew & K. Price-Robinson Designer Knitting 32/2 The original yarn used in this project was a chunky weight yarn, a blend of angora with a blue-gray heather tweed.
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a. An Angora goat; this breed of goat; = sense 2a.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > genus Capra > Angora goat and wool
Angora goat1745
Angora1810
mohair goat1812
1810 T. Mortimer Gen. Dict. Commerce, Trade, & Manuf. at Goat-skins Those who should be inclined to purchase a flock of Angoras, for experimental purposes, ought to be careful to hire shepherds on the spot.
1915 W. S. Bull Money in Goats 21 Angoras will always endeavor to find shelter on the approach of a storm.
1990 I. R. Thomas in R. L. Reid Man. Austral. Agric. (ed. 5) xvii. 452 The Angora is smaller than the dairy breeds, and is characterised by a profuse coat of long, curling ringlets of lustrous white mohair.
2010 Times 11 Jan. (Times2 section) 11/5 She still hopes..to sell organic goat's cheese and goat's milk soap from her prized Angoras and Nubians.
b. An Angora cat; this breed of cat; = sense 2b.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of > Angora cat
Angora cat1771
lion-cat1774
Angola1777
Angora1843
1843 J. W. Loudon Entertaining Naturalist i. 18 There are four or five distinct varieties of the domestic Cat... The Angoras are quite distinct, and are well known by their long silky hair.
1915 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 13 Nov. 11/5 Pet Angora is stolen; woman sought as thief.
1955 L. Price Sacred Legion IV. xvii. 129 Ross had given a spirited imitation of a terrific fight he had witnessed between an angora and a maltese.
2002 Cat Fancy June 38 White Turkish Angoras enjoy the status of national treasures in Turkey.
c. An Angora rabbit; this breed of rabbit; = sense 2c.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Oryctolagus (rabbit) > breed or variety of (miscellaneous) > Angora rabbit or fur of
Angora1763
Angora rabbit1771
Angora1856
1856 Proc. Essex (Mass.) Inst. 1848–56 1 241 The principal varieties, as the common hare, large lop-ears, angoras—with their distinctive characteristics—were briefly described.
1903 C. H. Lane Rabbits Cats & Cavies xiii. 89 There is a peculiar expression about an Angora, which you do not see in any other rabbit.
1940 Pop. Mech. (Advertising section) 161A/1 Although wool from the French angora commands a better price than the English, French type breeding stock is more expensive.
2001 C. A. Poulton tr. H. Hauser My Farm on Mississippi 147 The Angoras leaped up and down in their cages like white fur balls.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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