Definitions for: Alpaca

[n] domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
[n] a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the alpaca, or a rayon or cotton imitation
[n] wool of the alpaca

Webster (1913) Definition: Al*pac"a, n. [Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian
name of the animal. Cf. Paco.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long,
fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated
variety of the llama.

2. Wool of the alpaca.

3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca,
often mixed with silk or with cotton.

Synonyms: Lama pacos

See Also: cloth, fabric, genus Lama, Lama, llama, material, textile, wool

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