Definition of Mohir

Definition of Mohir

Mo"hair` (?), n. [F. moire, perh. from Ar. mukhayyar a kind of coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L. marmoreus of marble, resembling marble. Cf. Moire, Marble.] The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

MOHAIR. A man in the civil line, a townsman, or tradesman:
a military term, from the mohair buttons worn by persons
of those descriptions, or any others not in the army, the
buttons of military men being always of metal: this is
generally used as a term of contempt, meaning a bourgeois,
tradesman, or mechanic.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

the long, fine hair of the Angora goat
yarn spun from this hair
fabric made from this yarn

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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