cashmere Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
  2. noun the wool of the Kashmir goat
  3. noun an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
    Jammu and Kashmir; Kashmir.

WordNet


Cash"mere noun
Definitions
  1. A rich stuff for shawls, acaris, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas.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.
  2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.

Webster 1913