cashmere
/ˈkæʃ.mɪə//kæʒˈmiɹ/
cashmere noun: fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
Noun (1)
cashmere (usually uncountable, plural cashmeres)
Proper noun capitalized: Cashmere
Cashmere
- 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.1817, Thomas Moore, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan”, in Lalla Rookh […] , London: Longman […] , page 1
- 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.1826, Sylvanus Urban, “Foreign News”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XCVI, London: John Nichols and Son, page 634
- A city in Washington state, United States.
Noun (2) capitalized: Cashmere
Cashmere (plural Cashmeres)
cashmere meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
cashmere in Hindi
- fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- काश्मीरा kāśmīrā
- soft fabric made of wool
- काश्मीरा kāśmīrā
cashmere in Urdu
- کیشمیئر
cashmere in Bengali
- ক্যাশমেয়ার, ক্যাশমিওর, ক্যাশমিয়ার
cashmere in Telugu
- క్యాష్మీర్, క్యాష్మెర్
More languagesFewer languages
- cashmere in Malayalam
- ക്യാഷ്മീർ
- cashmere in Kannada
- ಕ್ಯಾಷ್ಮೀರ್, ಕ್ಯಾಶ್ಮಿಯರ್
- cashmere in Punjabi
- ਕੈਸ਼ਮੀਅਰ, ਕੈਸ਼ਮੀਰ
Examples of cashmere in a sentence
- The designer critic's staff would come in with, for example, loads of three-ply cashmere.
- Expensive and elegant suits, silk shirts, handmade shoes, cashmere topcoats and fedoras enhanced his executive image.
- Women wore satin kosovorotki, mostly dark tones, skirts made of cashmere, satin or moleskin, sheep fur coats, cloth coats.
Forms of cashmere
| plural | cashmeres |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cassimeer |
| alternative form | cashmire |
| plural | Cashmeres |
Origin of cashmere
Appellativization of Cashmere.
Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
Words formed from cashmere
Words that rhyme with cashmere
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
- frontier
Questions about cashmere
- What does cashmere mean?
- Cashmere means fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
- What is cashmere in Hindi?
- Cashmere in Hindi is काश्मीरा (kāśmīrā). See Cashmere meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cashmere?
- Cashmere can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cashmere?
- Cashmere is pronounced /ˈkæʃ.mɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cashmere?
- The plural of cashmere is cashmeres.
Words near cashmere in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cashmere (page history and authors); Cashmere (page history and authors); cashmere (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cashmere (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cashmere (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cashmere (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cashmere (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cashmere (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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