Cashmere
[kæʃ'mɪə;'kæʃmɪə] or ['kæʒmɪr]
Definition
(noun.) a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat.
(noun.) the wool of the Kashmir goat.
Editor: Nicolas--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans.
(n.) A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.
Checker: Sabina
Definition
n. a rich kind of shawl made from the Cashmere goat: any similar shawl.
Checker: Lucy
Examples
- Osborne said, seizing the white cashmere shawl from his friend's arm, and huddling up Amelia in it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He went and put her shawl--it was a white cashmere, consigned to her by the Major himself from India--over her shoulders. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Gerald watched them go, looking all the while at the soft, full, still body of Gudrun, in its silky cashmere. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Have a little drop, do'ee now, Mrs. Raggles, the cook was saying as Becky entered, the white cashmere dressing-gown flouncing around her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Monica