alpaca

Definitions of alpaca
  1. noun
    a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
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    type of:
    stoffa, tessuto
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
  2. noun
    wool of the alpaca
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    type of:
    stame
    fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
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