Angora cat
a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, raised originally in Angora, having a long body, pointed head, and bushy tail.
Origin of Angora cat
1- Also called Angora.
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How to use Angora cat in a sentence
The maid was putting the Angora cat out on the balcony among the dwarf evergreens.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. WallerThere was plenty of room behind the balcony flower-boxes for a white Angora cat to take her constitutional.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. WallerJosephine, Timmy's white Angora cat, was now established in a comfortable basket in a corner of the scullery.
What Timmy Did | Marie Adelaide Belloc LowndesThe "young lady" was an Angora cat who embellished a shop in the neighborhood.
Edgar Saltus: The Man | Marie SaltusThere is not a white Angora cat which would not be soiled in such an environment.
Hania | Henryk Sienkiewicz
British Dictionary definitions for 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
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