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Mohair comes from the
Arabic mukhayyar (مُخَيَّر, lit. "chosen"), a
cloth made from the wool of the
Angora goat.
Mukhayyar (مُخَيَّر)
descends from khayyara...
- "mohair" was
adopted into
English sometime before 1570 from the Arabic:
mukhayyar, a type of haircloth,
literally "choice", from khayyara, "he chose". In...
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modify modist modulation module mohair,
Middle Fr. mocayart, from
Arabic mukhayyar moiety moil
moire moist, Old Fr. moiste,
compare mod. Fr. moîte moisture...
