SHAHTOOSH

Etymology

Noun

shahtoosh (plural shahtooshes or shahtoosh)

(countable) A light but warm Kashmiri shawl made with hair from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), an endangered species.

(uncountable) Fibre used in the making of such shawls.

Source: Wiktionary



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