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

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Example Sentences

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cassimere

Fine woolen cassimere of medium thickness for coat, vest and pantaloons, with no cotton lining.

From Woodcraft by George Washington Sears

He almost invariably wore a large, broad-brimmed, soft felt hat, with his favorite blue coat and bright buttons, a buff cassimere waistcoat, and black trousers.

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore

And this summer morning saw Ishmael arrayed, for the first time in his life, in a neat, well-fitting dress suit of light gray cassimere, made by the Baymouth tailor.

From Ishmael Or, In the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

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 Kate Heintz Watson

Your trousers too, which you have made, of fustian, of cassimere, of Scotch- plaid, of jane, nankeen and woollen broadcloth, are they not manifold?

From Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle

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