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单词 angora
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angora1

nounaŋˈɡɔːrəæŋˈɡɔrə
  • 1often as modifier A cat, goat, or rabbit of a long-haired breed.

    angora rabbits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • From the toy bears on wheels, they expanded to the production of stuffed toy animals for which they utilized mohair plush, a new fabric woven from the wool of angora goats.
    • Herds of angora goats cluster on the banks, while in the shallows summer crowds of villagers cool themselves, scrub their cars or sit at fruit-filled tables ankle-deep in the water.
    • The angora cross goats, two girls and a boy, caused something of a surprise when they arrived earlier this month, two months ahead of the normal schedule.
    • The Sunday Mail columnist and former Clothes Show presenter keeps a herd of rare angora goats at her Perthshire farm and is planning to market the socks she makes from their wool to upmarket London boutiques.
    • Mrs Neve said the purpose of the event was to show pastoralists that they could breed angoras commercially.
    • Sichel does look young and he's as lean as one of his angora rabbits.
    • The Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute encourages tourists to become entrepreneurs with a display of livestock of bharat merino sheep, white giant and German angora rabbits.
    • Best of all is his plot to assassinate the ex-wife's cat, the spiteful angora she left behind.
    • What do Persian kittens, angora sweaters and the romantic comedy Just Married have in common?
    • Stock farming is mainly confined to sheep and goats, particularly the angora goat.
    • It's an angora, definitely someone's pet and if you want to meet outside Jean-Coutu next Saturday around 3 p.m. with your rabbit cage, I'll hopefully see you there.
    • Another of the Travis felines, a white angora, won its way into the family hearth by adopting Glanville's boat.
    • We enter a pasture of several hundred acres on our search for about 400 angora goats.
    1. 1.1mass noun A yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat or rabbit.
      an angora cardigan
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Crafted from a blend of virgin wool, angora and polyamide, this classic pullover features a crew neckline and ribbed hemline.
      • Fabrics that are derived from animal hair (including angora, cashmere and basic wool blends) are most susceptible to insect damage.
      • The clothes were returned quite clean, but my polyester shirts looked more like the angora sweaters in an Annette Funicello beach movie.
      • I do not have experience dyeing wool, cashmere, angora, or other similar hair fibers, so I cannot speak directly.
      • Even though she was chubby, her shoulder-length curly hair framed an attractive, well-made-up face, and she wore her red stirrup pants and red-and-black angora sweater with panache.
      • She feels chilly, even with the pink angora sweater she is wearing.
      • That is until a new shop assistant starts, with more on her mind than angora.
      • Models will show off a range of garments made from hemp, nettle, flax, kapok, peat, bamboo, cellulose fibres and a new polymer made from starch called PLA, plus animal fibres including wool, angora, alpaca, mohair and llama.
      • Mohair, angora, wool, cashmere, camel, alpaca, etc. are all your allies against the wind and cold.
      • It's a blend of 30% angora and 70% merino wool, and I really enjoyed working with it.
      • Another figure moved into her line of vision, a black woman in a magenta blouse and grey angora skirt.
      • Once my eyes adjusted to the light, I was shocked to find that I was in a fancy room that was decorated with fake fur, velvet, muslin, satin, and angora.

Origin

Early 19th century (denoting a long-haired breed): from the place name Angora.

Rhymes

abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, explorer, fedora, flora, fora, ignorer, Isadora, Kia-Ora, Laura, Leonora, Maura, menorah, Nora, pakora, Pandora, pourer, roarer, scorer, senhora, señora, signora, snorer, soarer, Sonora, sora, storer, Theodora, Torah, Tuscarora, Vlorë

Angora2

proper nounaŋˈɡɔːrəæŋˈɡɔrə
  • former name (until 1930) for Ankara
 
 

angora1

nounæŋˈɡɔrəaNGˈɡôrə
  • 1often as modifier A cat, goat, or rabbit of a long-haired breed.

    angora rabbits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We enter a pasture of several hundred acres on our search for about 400 angora goats.
    • The Sunday Mail columnist and former Clothes Show presenter keeps a herd of rare angora goats at her Perthshire farm and is planning to market the socks she makes from their wool to upmarket London boutiques.
    • Sichel does look young and he's as lean as one of his angora rabbits.
    • The Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute encourages tourists to become entrepreneurs with a display of livestock of bharat merino sheep, white giant and German angora rabbits.
    • The angora cross goats, two girls and a boy, caused something of a surprise when they arrived earlier this month, two months ahead of the normal schedule.
    • It's an angora, definitely someone's pet and if you want to meet outside Jean-Coutu next Saturday around 3 p.m. with your rabbit cage, I'll hopefully see you there.
    • Best of all is his plot to assassinate the ex-wife's cat, the spiteful angora she left behind.
    • What do Persian kittens, angora sweaters and the romantic comedy Just Married have in common?
    • Stock farming is mainly confined to sheep and goats, particularly the angora goat.
    • From the toy bears on wheels, they expanded to the production of stuffed toy animals for which they utilized mohair plush, a new fabric woven from the wool of angora goats.
    • Herds of angora goats cluster on the banks, while in the shallows summer crowds of villagers cool themselves, scrub their cars or sit at fruit-filled tables ankle-deep in the water.
    • Another of the Travis felines, a white angora, won its way into the family hearth by adopting Glanville's boat.
    • Mrs Neve said the purpose of the event was to show pastoralists that they could breed angoras commercially.
    1. 1.1 A fabric made from the hair of the angora goat or rabbit.
      an angora cardigan
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Even though she was chubby, her shoulder-length curly hair framed an attractive, well-made-up face, and she wore her red stirrup pants and red-and-black angora sweater with panache.
      • Models will show off a range of garments made from hemp, nettle, flax, kapok, peat, bamboo, cellulose fibres and a new polymer made from starch called PLA, plus animal fibres including wool, angora, alpaca, mohair and llama.
      • Another figure moved into her line of vision, a black woman in a magenta blouse and grey angora skirt.
      • I do not have experience dyeing wool, cashmere, angora, or other similar hair fibers, so I cannot speak directly.
      • It's a blend of 30% angora and 70% merino wool, and I really enjoyed working with it.
      • Fabrics that are derived from animal hair (including angora, cashmere and basic wool blends) are most susceptible to insect damage.
      • She feels chilly, even with the pink angora sweater she is wearing.
      • The clothes were returned quite clean, but my polyester shirts looked more like the angora sweaters in an Annette Funicello beach movie.
      • Once my eyes adjusted to the light, I was shocked to find that I was in a fancy room that was decorated with fake fur, velvet, muslin, satin, and angora.
      • Crafted from a blend of virgin wool, angora and polyamide, this classic pullover features a crew neckline and ribbed hemline.
      • Mohair, angora, wool, cashmere, camel, alpaca, etc. are all your allies against the wind and cold.
      • That is until a new shop assistant starts, with more on her mind than angora.

Origin

Early 19th century (denoting a long-haired breed): from the place name Angora.

Angora2

proper nounaNGˈɡôrəæŋˈɡɔrə
  • former name (until 1930) for Ankara
 
 
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