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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Some Indian tailors who make expensive clothing use cashmere refined by an Irish mill, the last one in the world apparently, and use teasel for that purpose.
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Laura Biagiotti, an Italian designer whose forgiving but elegant fashions made from fluffy goat’s wool defined her as the global queen of cashmere, died on Friday in Rome.
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Origin and Etymology of cashmere
Cashmere (Kashmir)
CASHMERE Defined for English Language Learners
cashmere
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: fine wool from a kind of goat from India
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: a soft fabric made from cashmere wool
CASHMERE Defined for Kids
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: 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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