pashm

American  

[puhsh-uhm, pahsh-] / ˈpʌʃ əm, ˈpɑʃ- /

Also pashim

noun

1. the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.

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pashm British  

/ ˈpæʃəm /

noun

1. the underfur of various Tibetan animals, esp goats, used for cashmere shawls

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Etymology

Origin of pashm

1875–80; < Persian: wool

Example Sentences

It bit her once, and for that she has named it “Pashm Riz,” a Dari phrase meaning something so frightful it makes one’s hair fall out.

From Los Angeles Times

It is the 'happy hunting-ground' of the Anglo-Indian sportsman and tourist, the resort of artists and invalids, the home of pashm shawls and exquisitely embroidered fabrics, and the land of Lalla Rookh.

From Project Gutenberg

The people export apricot oil, dried apricots, sheep's wool, heavy undyed woollens, a coarse cloth made from yaks' hair, and pashm, the under fleece of the shawl goat.

From Project Gutenberg

This pashm is a provision which Nature makes against the intense cold of these altitudes, and grows on yaks, sheep, and dogs, as well as on most of the wild animals.

From Project Gutenberg