Definition of Cashmere goat

1. Noun. Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool.

Exact synonyms: Kashmir Goat
Generic synonyms: Capra Hircus, Domestic Goat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cashmere Goat

Casal's necklace
Casals
Casanova
Casanova de Seingalt
Casanovas
Cascade Mountains
Cascade Range
Cascade concrete
Cascades
Caserta
Casey
Casey Jones
Casey Stengel
Cash-Karp method
Cashmere
Cashmere goat (current term)
Casimir
Casimir Funk
Casimir effect
Casimir effects
Casimir force
Casimir forces
Caslick
Casmerodius
Casmerodius albus
Casoni
Casoni intradermal test
Casoni skin test
Caspar

Literary usage of Cashmere goat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1857)
"FEMALE Cashmere goat. The fleeces of the matured bucks weigh from six to seven pounds. Ewes yield from three to four pounds. The flesh of the crosses is ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"Cashmere goat, a variety of the common goat, remarkable for its very long, fine, ... A single goat Cashmere goat. does not yield more than three ounces, ..."

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