cassimere

or cas·i·mere, cas·i·mire

[kas-uh-meer]

noun

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

Origin of cassimere

First recorded in 1695–1705; variant of cashmere

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Examples from the Web for cassimere

Historical Examples of cassimere

Three years later, the price of a yard of cassimere in America was $300, and of a yard of jean and habit cloth $60.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2)
Wiliam Cabell Bruce
Trousers—To match coat, or striped worsted or cassimere with morning coat.
The Copeland Method
Vanness Copeland
Trousers—Dark narrow grey or light stripe worsted or cassimere.
The Copeland Method
Vanness Copeland
One of the pieces of cassimere was dyed with a claret tinge, from which I had my first Sunday suit.
Charles Carleton Coffin
William Elliot Griffis, D. D.

British Dictionary definitions for cassimere

cassimere

casimere

noun

a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave

Word Origin for cassimere

C18: variant of cashmere, from Kashmir

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