Angora cat

noun

a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, raised originally in Angora, having a long body, pointed head, and bushy tail.

Angora cat

a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
a former Turkish breed of cats popular in the 19th century

First recorded in 1810–20

The maid was putting the Angora cat out on the balcony among the dwarf evergreens.

There was plenty of room behind the balcony flower-boxes for a white Angora cat to take her constitutional.

Josephine, Timmy's white Angora cat, was now established in a comfortable basket in a corner of the scullery.

The "young lady" was an Angora cat who embellished a shop in the neighborhood.

There is not a white Angora cat which would not be soiled in such an environment.

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