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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
mohair hair of the Angora goat or a large group of fabrics made from it, either wholly or in combination with wool, silk, or cotton. The Angora goat, native of Asia Minor for 2,000 years, is bred in other lands, e.g., the SW United States and South Africa. Mohair is cool, firm, and resistant to dust and moisture. The fiber is especially valuable in the manufacture of sweaters, upholstery plushes, heavy cloaking, and "fur" cloths such as astrakhan.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
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Mohair lightens up. (mohair fabric for jackets, suits and coats)
WWD; 1/22/1991; Mazzaraco, Margaret; 502 words
; Mohair Lightens Up NEW YORK -- Suiting, jacket and coating mohair fabrics are going light -- moving from the 13 ... 10 ounces -- giving blends an airy quality. The news for fall-winter 1991 is lightweight mohairs, including 11-ounce suiting plaids and, in blends, 13-ounce wool and kid mohair ...
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Mohair plays the world. (Mohair Council of America)
WWD; 4/17/1990; Mazzaraco, Margaret; 730 words
; Mohair Plays the World NEW YORK - American mohair ranchers, who already export 95 percent of their clip ... international flavor of their world markets. Most American mohair now goes to Great Britain and Italy - the biggest users ...
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MOHAIR TAKES AIMS AT A NEW ERA.
WWD; 9/23/1997; Chirls, Stuart; 492 words
; NEW YORK -- Mohair is ready to break out of its traditional luxury niche and take ... marketing and product development program called 21st-Century Mohair, introduced by the Mohair Council, is a broad-based attempt to put mohair squarely in ...
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Mohair pickup. (increase in the use of mohair in women's apparel)
WWD; 6/16/1992; Haber, Holly; 785 words
; SAN ANTONIO -- The use of mohair in women's apparel is starting to reverse ... slide, said members of the International Mohair Association meeting here last week at ... now seeing an improvement in sales of mohair products in several markets, said Duncan ...
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Mohair makes domestic move. (Mohair Council) (Brief Article)
WWD; 10/13/1992; 428 words
; NEW YORK - We feel mohair can ride the crest of the natural fiber ... Daddiego, director of promotion for the Mohair Council here, which promotes growing ... it hasn't exactly been boom times for mohair in the U.S. in recent years, she said ...
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