camel's-hair shawl

camel's-hair shawl
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 A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Tibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans. [1913 Webster]

2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere. [1913 Webster]

{Cashmere shawl}, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere; -- often called {camel's-hair shawl}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Camel's-hair pencil — Camelshair Cam els*hair , a. Of camel s hair. [1913 Webster] {Camel s hair pencil}, a small brush used by painters in water colors, made of camel s hair or similar materials. {Camel s hair shawl}. A name often given to a {cashmere shawl}. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cashmere shawl — Camelshair Cam els*hair , a. Of camel s hair. [1913 Webster] {Camel s hair pencil}, a small brush used by painters in water colors, made of camel s hair or similar materials. {Camel s hair shawl}. A name often given to a {cashmere shawl}. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Camelshair — Cam els*hair , a. Of camel s hair. [1913 Webster] {Camel s hair pencil}, a small brush used by painters in water colors, made of camel s hair or similar materials. {Camel s hair shawl}. A name often given to a {cashmere shawl}. See {Cashmere… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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