cashmere
or kash·mir
the fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat.
a garment made of this wool.
a yarn made from this wool.
a wool or cashmere fabric of plain or twill weave.
Origin of cashmere
1Words Nearby cashmere
Other definitions for Cashmere (2 of 2)
Other words from Cashmere
- Cash·mer·i·an, adjective, noun
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How to use cashmere in a sentence
It was a cashmere year for movies, so why are we cheering polyester?
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Here, you,” he growled, “was aught said to thee whereby thou hast a scruple to tell me how many guns defend the cashmere Gate?
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe tissues woven in gold, the gold and silk embroideries and cashmere shawls, are of the highest degree of perfection.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIt was tied up in a cashmere shawl, which her maid recognized as belonging to the lost actress.
Black Diamonds | Mr JkaiIn the first place, the painter had removed the two pictures; and then Madame Guillaume had lost her cashmere shawl.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket | Honore de BalzacMadame Lebas had a cashmere shawl over her shoulders, of which the value bore witness to her husband's generosity to her.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for cashmere (1 of 2)
kashmir
/ (ˈkæʃmɪə) /
a fine soft wool from goats of the Kashmir area
cloth or knitted material made from this or similar wool
(as modifier): a cashmere sweater
British Dictionary definitions for Cashmere (2 of 2)
/ (kæʃˈmɪə) /
a variant spelling of Kashmir
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