cashmere

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cashmere
    n 1: a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
    2: the wool of the Kashmir goat
    3: an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed
       between Pakistan and India [syn: {Kashmir}, {Cashmere},
       {Jammu and Kashmir}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cashmere \Cash"mere\, n.
   1. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in
      Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the
      goats of Cashmere, Tibet, and the Himalayas. Some
      cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale
      to Europeans.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and
      cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.
      [1913 Webster]

   {Cashmere shawl}, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere;
      -- often called {camel's-hair shawl}.
      [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Cashmere, WA (city, FIPS 10495)
  Location: 47.51837 N, 120.46761 W
  Population (1990): 2544 (1057 housing units)
  Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 98815

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Cashmere, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
   Population (2000):    2965
   Housing Units (2000): 1174
   Land area (2000):     0.892518 sq. miles (2.311611 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.017558 sq. miles (0.045475 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.910076 sq. miles (2.357086 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            10495
   Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
   Location:             47.519515 N, 120.468967 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     98815
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cashmere, WA
    Cashmere