Cashmere

//kæʒˈmiɹ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    A breed of goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) raised for its hair.
  3. 3
    a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat wordnet
  4. 4
    A soft fabric made of this wool. uncountable, usually

    "a cashmere sweater"

  5. 5
    the wool of the Kashmir goat wordnet
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  1. 6
    A rich kind of shawl made from this wool. countable, usually
  2. 7
    Any similar shawl. broadly, countable, usually
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of Kashmir. alt-of, archaic

    "In the eleventh year of the reign of Aurungzebe, Abdalla, King of the Lesser Bucharia[…] set out on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Prophet; and, passing into India through the delightful valley of Cashmere, rested for a short time at Delhi on his way."

  2. 2
    A city in Washington state, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms
capecorduroycottonfabricfiberkashmir

Example

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"Cashmere wool comes from Cashmere goats."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Appellativization of Cashmere.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

Related phrases

royal cashmerecapra aegagrus hircus

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