cashmere

¹

or kash·mir

[ kazh-meer, kash- ]

noun

1. the fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat.
2. a garment made of this wool.
3. a yarn made from this wool.
4. a wool or cashmere fabric of plain or twill weave.

Cashmere

²

[ kash-meer ]

noun

1. Kashmir ( def 1 ).

cashmere

¹

/ ˈkæʃmɪə /

noun

1. a fine soft wool from goats of the Kashmir area
2. 1. cloth or knitted material made from this or similar wool
   2. ( as modifier )

      a cashmere sweater

Cashmere

²

/ kæʃˈmɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Kashmir

Other Words From

• Cash·meri·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cashmere¹

First recorded in 1815–25; named after Cashmere

Example Sentences

It was a cashmere year for movies, so why are we cheering polyester?

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Forget furs, cashmere, even fires—the best way to beat the cold?

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But it feels so much better to: Blow the whistle you have until now been concealing underneath your cashmere sweater.

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Think $69 smocked bodice jumpsuits or $250 cashmere ones from French designers like Jacadi and Bonpoint.

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Atop the mattress and box spring, Hughes reveals two “toppers,” stuffed with cashmere, horsehair, and lambswool.

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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?

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The tissues woven in gold, the gold and silk embroideries and Cashmere shawls, are of the highest degree of perfection.

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It was tied up in a cashmere shawl, which her maid recognized as belonging to the lost actress.

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In the first place, the painter had removed the two pictures; and then Madame Guillaume had lost her cashmere shawl.

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Madame Lebas had a cashmere shawl over her shoulders, of which the value bore witness to her husband's generosity to her.

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Related Words

• fleece
• fur
• hair
• mohair
• tweed
• yarn