cassimere

American  

[kas-uh-meer] / ˈkæs əˌmɪər /

Or casimere,

noun

1. a twill-weave, worsted suiting fabric, often with a striped pattern.

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cassimere British  

/ ˈkæsɪˌmɪə /

noun

1. a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave

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Etymology

Origin of cassimere

First recorded in 1695–1705; variant of cashmere

Example Sentences

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cassimere

"Although dressed as a laborer, in dirty overalls and filthy shirt, underneath these were fine cassimere pants, handsome, rich vest, and fine linen shirt."

From The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 by Headley, Joel Tyler

Their coats were of cheap diagonal or cassimere, much faded and burned by the sun; their hats, flapped about by winds and soaked with countless rains, were also of the same yellow-brown tints.

From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin

He was dressed in top boots, a green riding-coat, yellow waistcoat, and drab cassimere small clothes—quite in jockey trim, in fact.

From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William

She wore a wrapper of lavender cassimere to-day, elaborately trimmed with lace and knots of pink ribbon.

From Elsie Marley, Honey by Gray, Joslyn

The most common twill is the cassimere twill in which both the warp and filling run over two and under two of the threads at right angles.

From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz