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pashminas

pashminas is the plural of pashmina.

Meaning of pashmina

Noun

pashmina (countable and uncountable, plural pashminas)

  1. A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
    Synonyms:
    Changthangi, Changpa
  2. The fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat; cashmere.
  3. A soft fabric made from this wool; (in particular) a shawl made from this fabric.
    • However, Leh's most important product is the soft underwool of sheep and goats, most of which are tended by nomads, men who roam about the uplands with their herds. It is this fine, soft wool which is used to make the famous pashmina shawls of Kashmir.1964, Lora Bryning Redford, Nathan Goldstein, Getting to know the northern Himalayas: Kashmir, Tibet, Assam, New York: Coward-McCann, page 26

Questions about pashminas

What is pashminas the plural of?
Pashminas is the plural of pashmina.

Words near pashminas in the dictionary

  1. pashm
  2. pashmak
  3. Pashman
  4. Pashmans
  5. pashmina
  6. pashminas
  7. pashms
  8. Pasho
  9. Pashons
  10. pashta
  11. pashtas

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