Cashmere - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cashmere :  (noun)
1: a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
2: the wool of the Kashmir goat
3: an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India [syn: Kashmir, Cashmere, Jammu and Kashmir]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Cashmere : \Cash"mere\, n. 1. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas.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.

2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.

Cashmere shawl, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere; -- often called camel's-hair shawl.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Cashmere, WA (city, FIPS 10495) Location: 47.51837 N, 120.46761 W Population (1990): 2544 (1057 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98815

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Cashmere

ocicat_bengals: @Dancing_Monk Four duvets, two layers of trousers, pullovers, Cashmere socks, and the flu. Thankful for laptop. Still pitch black outside.
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