n. [ Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. Paco. ] 1. (Zool.) An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Wool of the alpaca. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton. [ 1913 Webster ]