cashmere

noun

cash·​mere ˈkazh-ˌmir  ˈkash- 

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

Examples of cashmere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cue the fluid jacket in a 150 superfine wool and cashmere blend. —Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 June 2025

Melody is a modern floral musk, blended with white musk, rose absolute, and blackcurrant, with warm cocooning notes of vanilla, cashmere wood, and cedarwood. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

It’s blessed with gel foam and latex for more pressure relief and weight distribution and also has this very lavish silk, wool, and cashmere cover (pretty rare as far as mattress materials go) that helps with temperature regulation when I’m pressed into the mattress on my side. —Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 June 2025

Fragrance family: Floral Notes: Turkish rose, lychee, cashmere, bergamot, vetiver Size: 2.5 fl. —Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 11 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Cashmere (Kashmir)

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing cashmere

• cashmere goat

Kids Definition

cashmere

noun

cash·​mere ˈkazh-ˌmi(ə)r 

ˈkash-

1

: fine wool from the undercoat of cashmere goats

2

: a soft yarn or fabric once made from cashmere wool but now often from sheep's wool