Look up mohair in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mohair (pronounced /ˈmoʊhɛər/) is a fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat (not Angora...
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"Mohair berets" (Polish: moherowe berety) is a tongue-in-cheek expression that stands for people who support the views expressed by the Polish conservative-nationalistic...
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known as mohair. It is widespread in many countries of the world. Many breeds derive from it, among them the Indian Mohair, the Soviet Mohair, the Angora-Don...
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Mohair are an English rock band, formed in 1998 in Watford, Hertfordshire. The band is composed of drummer Pete Baker, vocalist/guitarist Tom Billington...
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Animal fiber (section Mohair)
wool from domestic sheep and silk. Also very popular are alpaca fiber and mohair from Angora goats. Unusual fibers such as Angora wool from rabbits and Chiengora...
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Sam Donaldson (section Mohair subsidies)
meaningless much of the pork was, as the Federal government had stopped using mohair for uniforms in 1960, after only seven years of subsidies, but was still...
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The Mohair Recourse Loan Program is a program authorized by the emergency provisions of the FY1999 USDA appropriations act (P.L. 105-277) that made interest-free...
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names of the source animals are similar, Angora fibre is distinct from mohair, which comes from the Angora goat. Angora fibre is also distinct from cashmere...
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it refers to a style of fabric originally made from alpaca hair, such as mohair, Icelandic sheep wool, or even high-quality wool from other breeds of sheep...
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wool shorn from Angora rabbits, the long-haired Angora goat (the source of mohair), and the Angora cat. The area is also known for its pears, honey and Muscat...
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the National Wool Act (P.L. 83-690, Title VII) to producers of wool and mohair, which were similar to deficiency payments made to producers of grains and...
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well as pandas and koalas. While early teddy bears were covered in tawny mohair fur, modern teddy bears are manufactured in a wide variety of commercially...
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fiber. It is the result of cross-breeding Nigerian Dwarf bucks with does of mohair breeds such as the Angora.: 22 : 325 The Nigora is of recent creation:...
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Mills, a shopping centre in Toronto. In 2018, following an exposé of the mohair industry in South Africa, Anthropologie joined other fashion retailers in...
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the 2008 recession, were down to $150 million. In 2018, the brand banned mohair use after a PETA exposé showed workers mutilating and killing goats to obtain...
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other warm coverings. Cashmere, the hair of the Indian cashmere goat, and mohair, the hair of the North African angora goat, are types of wool known for...
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Mendele Mocher Sforim (redirect from Mandalay Mohair Serafin)
Mendele Mocher Sforim (Yiddish: מענדעלע מוכר ספֿרים, Hebrew: מנדלי מוכר ספרים; lit. "Mendele the book peddler"; January 2, 1836, Kapyl – December 8, 1917...
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leads the nation in the production of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, wool, mohair and hay. The state also leads the nation in production of cotton which is...
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which the first ski skins were made. They are typically made from nylon or mohair or a combination thereof, and are designed to let the ski slide forward...
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Alpaca Angora Byssus Camel hair Cashmere Catgut Chiengora Guanaco Llama Mohair Pashmina Qiviut Rabbit Silk Sinew Spider silk Wool Vicuña Yak Plant Abacá...
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R75 (South Africa) (section Mohair Route)
Graaff-Reinet. The Mohair Route, a major tour route in the Eastern Cape follows the R75 from Graaff-Reinet (considered the centre for mohair farming) to Kariega...
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other with mink or chinchilla and rarely with vicuña, guanaco, cervelt, or mohair. They can also be made of straw, cotton, waxed or oiled cotton, hemp, linen...
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price support program for wool and mohair to encourage increased domestic production. Price support for wool and mohair continued through marketing year...
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ports imported merchandise from Europe such as velvets, cotton goods, mohairs, carpets, spices and leather from Bursa and Constantinople. Some citizens...
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investigation of the mohair industry that led more than 80 retailers, including UNIQLO and Zappos, to drop products made with mohair. The video evidence...
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Beyond. Marg Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-8185026909. Robert R. Franck: Silk, Mohair, Cashmere and Other Luxury Fibres. Volume 19 of Woodhead Publishing Series...
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abacá, etc.) Animal fiber (wool, silk, alpaca, camel, angora, cashmere, mohair, etc.) Inorganic material Stone (flint, granite, obsidian, sandstone, sand...
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as for its milk, meat and most importantly high quality fiber known as mohair. The goat has been for long known and domesticated in Kurdistan and has...
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the word mouaire which is an adoption of the English mohair (in use since at least 1570). Mohair comes from the Arabic mukhayyar (مُخَيَّر, lit. "chosen")...
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wore mod-style "1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits and loafers)". Their music combines the danceable rhythms of ska and...
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