Cashmere
the fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat.
a garment made of this wool.
a yarn made from this wool.
a wool or cashmere fabric of plain or twill weave.
Kashmir.
Contemporary Examples
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Think $69 smocked bodice jumpsuits or $250 cashmere ones from French designers like Jacadi and Bonpoint.
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FLOTUS ‘Raises the Roof’ in the brand’s new spring cardigan and cashmere shell.
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In today’s pushcart economy, every price is negotiable—from cars and electronics to cashmere sweaters and fine jewelry.
Haggling Through the Apocalypse Lee Eisenberg February 26, 2009
Historical Examples
My sister and I have just made up some very pretty silk and cashmere costumes, and they fitted as perfectly as possible.
Not Like Other Girls Rosa N. Carey
But I wuz in hopes he would get her a cashmere, and told him so, plain.
Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 3. Josiah Allen’s Wife (Marietta Holley)
The cashmere, now scarcely perceptible, had become a mere spot in the thin haze.
Toilers of the Sea Victor Hugo
An’ there’s cousin Hattie’s cashmere shawl, an’ Obed’s spe’tacles.
Tiverton Tales Alice Brown
It was tied up in a cashmere shawl, which her maid recognized as belonging to the lost actress.
Black Diamonds Mr Jkai
noun
a fine soft wool from goats of the Kashmir area
cloth or knitted material made from this or similar wool
(as modifier): a cashmere sweater
noun
a variant spelling of Kashmir
n.
1680s, “shawl made of cashmere wool,” from the old spelling of Kashmir, Himalayan kingdom where wool was obtained from long-haired goats. As a name for this kind of woolen fabric, favored for shawls, etc., it is attested from 1822.
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