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CASSIMERE
Noun
cassimere (countable and uncountable, plural cassimeres)
Obsolete spelling of cashmere.
A thin, lightweight twilled woolen fabric, also spelled kerseymere.
An inexpensive version of this fabric, made with a cotton warp and a wool weft.
Anagrams
• cramesies, meseraics, racemises, smiercase
Source: Wiktionary
Cas"si*mere, n. Etym: [Cf. F. casimir, prob. of the same origin as E. cashmere. Cf. Kerseymere.]
Definition: A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments. [Written also kerseymere.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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