mohair
/ˈməʊheə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- the hair of the angora goat马海毛, 安哥拉山羊毛。
1.1
- a yarn or fabric made from this, typically mixed with wool马海毛织物; 马海毛纱; 马海毛混纺织物:
as modifier a mohair sweater.马海毛毛衣。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Arabic muḵayyar 'cloth made of goat's hair' (literally 'choice, select'). The change in ending was due to association with HAIR.