cashmere
noun
ˈkash- \
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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Baby Lounge’s Gavin the Goat cashmere baby blanket comes in a box built for a baby’s keepsakes. — Melissa Magsaysay, latimes.com, "Mother's Day gift guide: Show mom how much you care by giving her one of these gifts," 3 May 2018 The good ones come in pretty colors and feel soft, like cashmere between my fingers. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, "Author Speaks Out After Learning She Has Autism at 45: 'I Finally Knew Why I Was Different'," 27 Mar. 2018 In all those cashmeres and wools, Hammer literally a soft boy. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Calling All Softboys: There’s a Tender New Trend in Menswear," 29 Mar. 2018 Pop into Jessie Black and try resisting the urge to buy one of the designer's delectable cashmere throws. — Genevieve Mimeault, ELLE Decor, "The Ultimate Travel Guide For A Coastal California Road Trip," 24 Oct. 2016 Overgrazing is a major cause of pastureland degradation, especially by the voracious and sharp-hooved goats whose numbers have exploded to supply the valuable trade in cashmere. — Simon Denyer, Washington Post, "Mongolia’s nomadic way of life threatened by climate change, neglect, modernity," 8 July 2018 Robin Weigert plays Verena Baptist, a charismatic leader in ivory cashmere, who reveals to Plum that her mother, the successful inventor of a famously restrictive diet course, was a depressive who knew her own plan was sadistic and unsustainable. — Rachel Syme, The New Republic, "On AMC, ‘Dietland’ serves up a revenge fantasy for the era of MeToo.," 12 June 2018 This cashmere and wool sweater from The Row retails for $890 but was purchased at the GW Goodwill boutique on Wilkinson Boulevard for $8.99. — Cristina B Bolling, charlotteobserver, "One super-shopper reveals her 5 best finds in Charlotte. Have you been to all these stores?," 30 May 2018 The rise of cashmere has created an oddly wide price gap for plain sweaters. — Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, "Why a Cashmere Sweater Can Cost $2,000 … or $30," 19 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cashmere.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cashmere
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cashmere
: fine wool from a kind of goat from India
: a soft fabric made from cashmere wool
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cashmere
noun
ˈkash- \
Kids Definition of cashmere
: 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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