Synonyms for cashmere


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kazh-meer, kash-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæʒ mɪər, ˈkæʃ-


Définition of cashmere

Origin :
  • 1680s, "shawl made of cashmere wool," from the old spelling of Kashmir, Himalayan kingdom where wool was obtained from long-haired goats. As a name for this kind of woolen fabric, favored for shawls, etc., it is attested from 1822.
  • As in wool : noun fabric
Example sentences :
  • But I wuz in hopes he would get her a cashmere, and told him so, plain.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 3. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • An' there's cousin Hattie's cashmere shawl, an' Obed's spe'tacles.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • She did not wear the conventional black silk or cashmere of a shop-woman.
  • Extract from : « A Houseful of Girls » by Sarah Tytler
  • The goats are grown for their wool in the vale of Cashmere in the Himalaya Mountains.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • He went away to Cashmere; he took one of the Christian fathers with him.
  • Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9 » by Various
  • Their bodies were piled in a rotting heap at the Cashmere gate.
  • Extract from : « Our Soldiers » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • It is her richest mantle, richer in its hues than the scarfs of Cashmere.
  • Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • From the Valley of Cashmere to the planet Mars—what a romance!
  • Extract from : « Edison's Conquest of Mars » by Garrett Putnam Serviss
  • With it you must have a pair of "fancy" or cashmere trousers.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Bachelor » by Walter Germain
  • What did the Bedawîn do with the splendid carpets from the looms of Persia and Cashmere?
  • Extract from : « The Contemporary Review, January 1883 » by Various

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