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Definition of Cashmere

1. Noun. A soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat.

2. Noun. The wool of the Kashmir goat.

3. Noun. An area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India.

Definition of Cashmere

1. n. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans.

Definition of Cashmere

1. Proper noun. (archaic spelling of Kashmir) ¹

2. Proper noun. A breed of goat raised for its hair, Capra hircus. ¹

3. Noun. (chiefly uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat ¹

4. Noun. (chiefly uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cashmere

1. a fine wool [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cashmere

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Literary usage of Cashmere

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

1. Outlines of the History of Art by Wilhelm Lübke (1904)
"I. cashmere. So mighty a system of civilization as the Indian must necessarily exercise lasting influence on surrounding nations; and we find, therefore, ..."

2. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1913)
"cashmere is remarkable for its softness, and is much used in the woolen ... cashmere is the fibre employed in the manufacture of the famous Indian shawls. ..."

3. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1903)
"THE VALE OF cashmere. VILLAGES IN cashmere AND MALABAR. It would be impossible to pass by the Valley of cashmere. Here the villages are ..."

4. Universal Geography: Or, a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1826)
"This, after reigning nearly 300 years, was subdued by the son of Haulier. and cashmere remained in the hands of the Moguls, till the time of Ahmed Shah, ..."

5. The Book of Illustrious Mechanics, of Europe and America by Edouard Foucaud (1846)
"cashmere SHAWLS, &c. j|HE spinning of the cashmere down is a fortunate innovation which has enabled this material to vie with the various new stuffs ..."

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