Meanings
cashmere1
plural cashmeres · alternative cassimeer · alternative cashmire
- countableusuallyA rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
- broadlycountableusuallyAny similar shawl.
Cashmere2
- archaicArchaic spelling of Kashmir.
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 6341 more example
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 - A city in Washington state, United States.
plural Cashmeres
- A breed of goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) raised for its hair.
Origin
Cashmere · proper noun, noun
- Sanskritकश्मीर
- Hindustani
- EnglishCashmere
Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
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Afrikaans kasjmier, kassemier
- kasjmiersoft fabric made of wool
- kassemiersoft fabric made of wool
- kasjmiersjalla shawl made from cashmere
Bulgarian кашмирска вълна, кашмир
- кашмирска вълна (kašmirska vălna)fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- кашмир (kašmir)soft fabric made of wool
Catalan caixmir, caixmir
- caixmirfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- caixmirsoft fabric made of wool
Chinese Cantonese 茄士咩, 茄士咩
- 茄士咩 (ke¹ si⁶ me¹)fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- 茄士咩 (ke¹ si⁶ me¹)soft fabric made of wool
Chinese Mandarin 開司米 /开司米, 開司米 /开司米
- 開司米 /开司米 (kāisīmǐ)fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- 開司米 /开司米 (kāisīmǐ)soft fabric made of wool
Danish cashmereuld
- cashmereuldfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
Dutch kasjmier, kasjmier
- kasjmierfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- kasjmiersoft fabric made of wool
Esperanto kaŝmiro, kaŝmiroj
- kaŝmirosoft fabric made of wool
- kaŝmirojsoft fabric made of wool
Finnish pashminavilla, kašmirvilla
- pashminavillafine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- kašmirvillafine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- kašmirvillasoft fabric made of wool
French cachemire, cashmere
- cachemirefine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- cashmerefine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- cachemiresoft fabric made of wool
- cashmeresoft fabric made of wool
Greek κασμίρι
- κασμίρι (kasmíri)soft fabric made of wool
Hindi काश्मीरा, काश्मीरा
- काश्मीरा (kāśmīrā)fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- काश्मीरा (kāśmīrā)soft fabric made of wool
Hungarian kasmír, kasmír
- kasmírfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- kasmírsoft fabric made of wool
Italian cachemire, cashmere
- cachemirefine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- cashmerefine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- cachemiresoft fabric made of wool
- cashmeresoft fabric made of wool
Japanese カシミヤ, カシミヤ
- カシミヤ (kashimiya)fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- カシミヤ (kashimiya)soft fabric made of wool
Norwegian Bokmål kasjmir, kasjmir
- kasjmirfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- kasjmirsoft fabric made of wool
Polish kaszmir, kaszmir
- kaszmirfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- kaszmirsoft fabric made of wool
Portuguese casimira, caxemira
- casimirafine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- caxemirafine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
Russian кашеми́р, кашеми́р
- кашеми́р (kašemír)fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- кашеми́р (kašemír)soft fabric made of wool
Spanish cachemira, cachemira
- cachemirafine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- cachemirasoft fabric made of wool
- cachemirsoft fabric made of wool
- casimirsoft fabric made of wool
- casimirasoft fabric made of wool
Swedish kashmir, kaschmir
- kashmirfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- kaschmirfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
Turkish kaşmir, kaşmir
- kaşmirfine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- kaşmirsoft fabric made of wool
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cashmere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cashmere
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