shahtooshn.
/ʃɑːˈtuːʃ/ Wool of high quality from the neck-hair of the Himalayan ibex; a material woven from this.
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Angora1763
shawl-wool1774
alpaca1792
llama1864
shahtoosha1868
qiviut1958
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from hair > [noun] > other
shahtoosha1868
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > made from specific types of wool > from wool of other animal
Angora1763
toile de laine1833
alpaca1851
llama1864
shahtoosha1868
French merino1882
Cheviot1883
mouflon1962
a1868 F. H. Cooper in B. H. Powell Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab I. ii. 180/2 Plain shawls, or sadha safed chádurs of shah túsh, are known to have been purchased..from 80 to..200 rupees.
1954 Kashmir Jan. 5/1 The weaving of a single shahtoosh shawl or blanket extends over a few months.
1970 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 19 July 11/4 The rare Ibex goat starts to moult and rubs its neck against the rocks leaving tufts of hair which natives collect and weave into a cloth—shahtoosh.
1974 S. Marcus Minding Store (1975) xi. 231 One year we featured..robes made of shahtoosh, the rarest and most costly fabric in the world, which I had come across on my first trip to India.
1986 F. Ames Kashmir Shawl iii. 61 Among wealthy Indians a pashmina or shah tus (pronounced tooch) shawl is still considered a symbol of opulence.
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