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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 A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in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.
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2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and
cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.
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{Cashmere shawl}, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere;
-- often called {camel's-hair shawl}.
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