Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Angora"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Angora \An*go"ra\ ([a^]n*g[=o]"r[.a]), n.
A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name
to a goat, a cat, etc.

{Angora cat} (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic cat with
very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white
color. Called also {Angola cat}. See {Cat}.

{Angora goat} (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic goat,
reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for
manufacture.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Angora
n 1: raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
[syn: {Angora}, {Angora goat}]
2: domestic breed with long white silky hair [syn: {Angora}, {Angora
rabbit}]
3: a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat [syn: {Angora},
{Angora cat}]


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