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Angora

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Angora

Earlier form of Ankara, Turkey, which gave its name to the Angora goat (see mohair), and hence to other species of long-haired animal, such as the Angora rabbit (a native of the island of Madeira) and the Angora cat. Angora ‘wool’ from these animals has long, smooth fibres, and the demand for the fibre has led to wool farming in Europe, Japan, and the USA.



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Besides, I know where's a peach of an Angora in Sydney.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
My mouthpiece--is of the people: too coarsely and cordially do I talk for Angora rabbits.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Bartley and his wife stood silent for a long time; the fire crackled in the grate, the rain beat insistently upon the windows, and the sleepy Angora looked up at them curiously.
Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context
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