Dictionary

cashmere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kæʃˈmɪə/ (UK)
• /kæʃˈmiɹ/ (US)
• /kæʒˈmiɹ/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkæʒ.miɹ/ (US)
• /ˈkæʃ.mɪə/ (UK)

Etymology

Appellativization of Cashmere.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
2. (uncountable, usually) A soft fabric made of this wool.
   • a cashmere sweater
3. (countable, usually) A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
4. (broadly, countable, usually) Any similar shawl.

Forms

Deriveds

cashmered · royal cashmere · cashmerette

Hypernyms

goathair

Relateds

pashmina

Translations (58)

nb kasjmir (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · pl kaszmir (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · it cachemire (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · tr kaşmir (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · tr kaşmir (soft fabric made of wool) · mn ноолууран даавуу (soft fabric made of wool) · es casimira (soft fabric made of wool) · fr cashmere (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · bg кашмир (soft fabric made of wool) · it cashmere (soft fabric made of wool) · cmn 開司米 /开司米 (soft fabric made of wool) · hu kasmír (soft fabric made of wool) · nn kasjmir (soft fabric made of wool) · mn ноолууран эдлэл (soft fabric made of wool) · mn ямааны ноолуур (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · ca caixmir (soft fabric made of wool) · eo kaŝmiro (soft fabric made of wool) · es casimir (soft fabric made of wool) · es cachemira (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · fi pashminavilla (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · af kassemier (soft fabric made of wool) · pl kaszmir (soft fabric made of wool) · xal кашмр (soft fabric made of wool) · fi kašmirvilla (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · sv kashmir (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · nn kasjmir (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · nl kasjmier (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · nl kasjmier (soft fabric made of wool) · yue 茄士咩 (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · nb kasjmir (soft fabric made of wool) · it cashmere (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · ja カシミヤ (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · es cachemira (soft fabric made of wool) · hi काश्मीरा (soft fabric made of wool) · af kasjmier (soft fabric made of wool) · es cachemir (soft fabric made of wool) · pt casimira (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · fr cashmere (soft fabric made of wool) · hu kasmír (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · pt caxemira (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · bg кашмирска вълна (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · ca caixmir (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · cmn 開司米 /开司米 (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · fr cachemire (soft fabric made of wool) · fr cachemire (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · fi kašmirvilla (soft fabric made of wool) · ja カシミヤ (soft fabric made of wool) · el κασμίρι (soft fabric made of wool) · it cachemire (soft fabric made of wool) · sv kaschmir (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · ru кашеми́р (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · eo kaŝmiroj (soft fabric made of wool) · ru кашеми́р (soft fabric made of wool) · xal кашмр (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · af kasjmiersjall (a shawl made from cashmere) · hi काश्मीरा (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · da cashmereuld (fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat) · yue 茄士咩 (soft fabric made of wool)