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

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 Among the Tibetans by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

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 Among the Tibetans by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

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 Among the Tibetans by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)