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goat fleece so luxurious it dresses both kings and sock puppets without irony
means A soft, lustrous fabric or yarn made from the silky fleece of the Angora goat.
from From the Arabic 'mukhayyar,' meaning 'choice' or 'select' — literally a cloth one chooses. The word traveled into Italian as 'mocaiarro' and into English in the 16th century, where its sound drifted toward something woollier and got reshaped by folk association with 'hair,' the very stuff it's made of — a happy accident, since 'mohair' is indeed all about the hair.
- source
- comes from the Angora goat, not rabbits
- misnamed
- named from Arabic for cloth, not the goat
- texture
- resists wrinkles, crushing, and your worst decisions
- flame trick
- naturally flame-resistant, used in firefighter wear
- upholstery
- covers vintage theater and train seats worldwide
angora goat — produces mohair fiber, primarily in south africa and turkey which supply 70% of global production
texas mohair industry — edwards plateau region produces finest mohair in us, peak production 1970s-1980s
mohair upholstery chairs — mid-century modern furniture staple, particularly knoll and herman miller designs 1950s-1960s