CASHMERE

cashmere

(noun) a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat

Kashmir, Cashmere, Jammu and Kashmir

(noun) an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India

cashmere

(noun) the wool of the Kashmir goat

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Cashmere

Archaic spelling of Kashmir.

A breed of goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) raised for its hair.

A city in Washington

Anagrams

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Etymology

Noun

cashmere (usually uncountable, plural cashmeres)

(mostly, uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.

(mostly, uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.

(countable) A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.

(countable, by extension) Any similar shawl.

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Source: Wiktionary

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Cash"mere, n.

1. A rich stuff for shawls, acaris, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans.

2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere. Cashmere shawl, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere; -- other called camel's-hair shawl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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