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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

Rhymes with CASHMERE

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Cashmere

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geographical name

Definition of CASHMERE

— see kashmir