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cashmere
UK /ˈkæʃ.mɪə/ US /kæʒˈmiɹ/
noun 5name 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
beautiful, blue, left
VERB + CASHMERE
bought, comes, led, looking
CASHMERE + NOUN
goats, jumper, myself, silk, song, sweater, wool
PREP.
from, from, in, into, with
Definitions
noun
1
Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
2
A soft fabric made of this wool.
a cashmere sweater
3
A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
4
Any similar shawl.
name
1
Archaic spelling of Kashmir.
In the eleventh year of the reign of Aurungzebe, Abdalla, King of the Lesser Bucharia[…] set out on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Prophet; and, passing into India through the delightful valley of Cashmere, rested for a short time at Delhi on his way.
The last accounts from Mr. Moncrieff left him at Cashmere. From that place he sent to ask permission of the Government of Kashgar to go to Buchara, to purchase horses. This was refused, and he was obliged to take another route and proceed through Cabul.
2
A city in Washington state, United States.
noun
1
A breed of goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) raised for its hair.
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noun — an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed b
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Idioms & Phrases
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a cashmere sweater
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In the eleventh year of the reign of Aurungzebe, Abdalla, King of the Lesser Bucharia[…] set out on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Prophet; and, passing into India through the delightful valley of
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The last accounts from Mr. Moncrieff left him at Cashmere. From that place he sent to ask permission of the Government of Kashgar to go to Buchara, to purchase horses. This was refused, and he was obl
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Tom bought a cashmere sweater.
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Cashmere wool comes from Cashmere goats.
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Most westerner's cultural horizons end with Led Zepplin's Cashmere song.
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