Cashmere

Cashmere
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 A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Tibet, and the Himalayas.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]


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  • Cashmere — may refer to: * Kashmir, a territory between India and Pakistan ** Cashmere wool, wool from the Cashmere goat * Cashmere, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand * Cashmere, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia * Cashmere,… …   Wikipedia

  • Cashmere —    Cashmere is an animal fiber culled from goats originally of the Kashmir region in India, Afghanistan, Tibet, and Mongolia and the use dates back several thousand years. Processing the hair into fiber is a complex process but the results, when… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • Cashmere — Cashmere, WA U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 2965 Housing Units (2000): 1174 Land area (2000): 0.892518 sq. miles (2.311611 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.017558 sq. miles (0.045475 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.910076 sq. miles (2.357086 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cashmere, WA — U.S. city in Washington Population (2000): 2965 Housing Units (2000): 1174 Land area (2000): 0.892518 sq. miles (2.311611 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.017558 sq. miles (0.045475 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.910076 sq. miles (2.357086 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • cashmere — [kash′mir΄, kazh′mir] n. [after Cashmere (old sp. of KASHMIR)] 1. a fine carded wool obtained from goats of Kashmir and Tibet 2. a soft, twilled cloth made of this or similar wool 3. a cashmere shawl, sweater, coat, etc …   English World dictionary

  • cashmere — 1680s, shawl made of cashmere wool, from the old spelling of KASHMIR (Cf. Kashmir), Himalayan kingdom where wool was obtained from long haired goats. As a name for this kind of woolen fabric, favored for shawls, etc., it is attested from 1822 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cashmere — Cashmere, s. Kaschmir …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • cashmere — ► NOUN ▪ fine soft wool, originally that obtained from a breed of Himalayan goat. ORIGIN an early spelling of Kashmir, a region on the northern border of India and NE Pakistan …   English terms dictionary

  • cashmere — /kazh mear, kash /, n. 1. the fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat. 2. a garment made of this wool. 3. a yarn made from this wool. 4. a wool or cashmere fabric of plain or twill weave. Also, kashmir. [1815 25; named after …   Universalium

  • Cashmere — Cashmerian, adj. n. /kash mear /, n. Kashmir. * * * Animal hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Kashmir goat. The fibre became known for its use in beautiful shawls and other handmade items produced in Kashmir, India. The fibres have… …   Universalium

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