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cashmere

noun cash·mere \ˈkazh-ˌmir, ˈkash-\

: fine wool from a kind of goat from India

: a soft fabric made from cashmere wool

Full Definition of CASHMERE

1
:  fine wool from the undercoat of the cashmere goat; also :  a yarn of this wool
2
:  a soft twilled fabric made originally from cashmere
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Origin of CASHMERE

Cashmere (Kashmir)
First Known Use: 1684

Cashmere

geographical name

Definition of CASHMERE

— see kashmir
CASHMERE Defined for Kids

cashmere

noun cash·mere \ˈkazh-ˌmir, ˈkash-\

Definition of CASHMERE for Kids

:  a soft yarn or fabric once made from the fine wool of an Indian goat but now often from sheep's wool

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