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[ kazh-meer, kash- ] / ˈkæʒ mɪər, ˈkæʃ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cashmere ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe 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. Origin of cashmereFirst recorded in 1815–25; named after Cashmere Words nearby cashmerecash journal, cashless, cashless society, cash letter, cash limit, cashmere, cash mob, cash money, cash on delivery, cash on the barrelhead, cashoo Definition for cashmere (2 of 2)[ kash-meer ] / kæʃˈmɪər /
OTHER WORDS FROM CashmereCash·mer·i·an, adjective, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cashmereIt was a cashmere year for movies, so why are we cheering polyester? ‘American Hustle’ Is Overrated|Kevin Fallon|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Forget furs, cashmere, even fires—the best way to beat the cold? What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps|Jordan Salcito|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST But it feels so much better to: Blow the whistle you have until now been concealing underneath your cashmere sweater. Crushing Christmas: How to Win Every Argument|Kelly Williams Brown|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Think $69 smocked bodice jumpsuits or $250 cashmere ones from French designers like Jacadi and Bonpoint. How Different Is Raising the Royal Baby From a Typical American Child?|Kevin Fallon, Lizzie Crocker|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Atop the mattress and box spring, Hughes reveals two “toppers,” stuffed with cashmere, horsehair, and lambswool. Savoir Beds’ Royal State Bed: Just Perfect, If You Have $175,000|Daniel Gross|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST He was dressed rather gorgeously in a cashmere tunic, gold-bedecked belt, trousers, high boots and turban. At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray The elder ladies wore gorgeous Cashmere shawls thrown over their heads and shoulders, and most of them wore diamond ornaments. What We Saw in Egypt|Anonymous This pattern is worked in French embroidery and point Russe, with coloured purse silk on silk or cashmere. Beeton's Book of Needlework|Isabella Beeton The Cashmere gate was blown open by gunpowder; one column pushed through the gateway, whilst the others escaladed the breaches. India Under British Rule|James Talboys Wheeler If they refused to use machinery, they would have to spin cotton by hand like the poor inhabitants of Cashmere. Political economy|W. Stanley Jevons
British Dictionary definitions for cashmere (1 of 2)
nouna fine soft wool from goats of the Kashmir area - cloth or knitted material made from this or similar wool
- (as modifier)a cashmere sweater
British Dictionary definitions for cashmere (2 of 2)
nouna variant spelling of Kashmir Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cashmerefleece, fur, yarn, hair, mohair, tweed, worsted, merino |