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Cashmere
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Cash·mere  (kzhmîr, ksh-, kzh-mîr, ksh-)
See Kashmir.

cash·mere  (kzhmîr, ksh-, kzh-mîr, ksh-)
n.
1. Fine, downy wool growing beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
2. A soft fabric made of this wool or of similar fibers.

[After Kashmir.]

cashmere, kashmir [ˈkæʃmɪə]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fine soft wool from goats of the Kashmir area
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a.  cloth or knitted material made from this or similar wool
b.  (as modifier) a cashmere sweater

Cashmere [kæʃˈmɪə]
n
(Placename) a variant spelling of Kashmir
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cashmere - a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
2.cashmere - the wool of the Kashmir goat
wool - fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
3.CashmereCashmere - an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami, Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, HUJI - an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan
Line of Control - a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pakistan, West Pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Mustagh, Mustagh Range - a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak
Nanga Parbat - a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
Translations
cashmere [kæʃˈmɪəʳ]
A. Ncachemir m, cachemira f
B. CPDde cachemir, de cachemira

cashmere [ˌkæʃˈmɪər]
n (= wool) → cachemire m
modif [coat, cardigan] → en cachemire
a cashmere sweater → un pull en cachemire
cash offer noffre f d'achat avec paiement comptant
cash payment npaiement m comptant
cashpoint [ˈkæʃpɔɪnt] n (British) (= cash dispenser) → distributeur m de billets, distributeur m automatique de billets
cash price nprix m au comptant
cash register ncaisse f enregistreuse
cash sale nvente f au comptant
cash-strapped [ˈkæʃstræpt] adjà court de liquidités

cashmere
nKaschmir m; cashmere (wool)Kaschmirwolle f

cashmere [kæʃˈmɪəʳ]
1. ncachemire m inv
2. adjdi cachemire

cashmere [kæʃˈmɪəʳ]
1. ncachemire m inv
2. adjdi cachemire

cashmere
n / adj cashmere [kӕʃˈmiə, (American ) ˈkӕʒmiər]
(of) a type of material made from fine goats' hair a cashmere sweater. kasjmier قِماشُ الكَشْمير кашмир kašmír(ový) kashmir der Kaschmir κασμίρι cachemir, cachemira kašmiir پارچۀ پشمی cachemire קַשמִיר कश्मीरी ऊन kašmir (kasmír)szövet kasmir kasmírull cachemire カシミヤ 캐시미어털 kašmyras kašmirs kashmir kasjmier; kasjmieren kasjmirull/-stoff kaszmir caxemira caşmir кашемир kašmír; kašmírový kašmir, -ski kašmir cashmere, kaschmir ผ้าขนแพะ kaşmir 喀什米爾羊毛(的) кашемір کشمیری شال یا اونی کپڑا len casơmia

Cashmere شال من الصوف الناعم kašmír kashmir Kaschmir κασμίρ cachemira kashmirvilla cachemire kašmir cashmere カシミヤ 캐시미어 kasjmier kasjmir kaszmir cashmere, caxemira кашемир kaschmirull ขนสัตว์นุ่มที่ได้จากแพะ kaşmir len casơmia 开士米


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