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cashmere definition

cash·mere (kas̸h′mir′, kaz̸h′-)

noun

  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.

Etymology: after Cashmere (old sp. of Kashmir)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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