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cashmere¹

  • /ˈkæʃ.mɪə/ UK
  • /kæʃˈmɪə/ UK
  • /kæʒˈmiɹ/ US
  • /ˈkæʒ.miɹ/ US
  • /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/ US
  • /kæʃˈmiɹ/ US

Sounds like Kashmir · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Appellativization of Cashmere.

noun cashmeres · cassimeer · cashmire

  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.

Cashmere²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).

proper noun

  1. archaic Archaic spelling of Kashmir 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.
  2. A city in Washington state, United States.

noun Cashmeres

  1. A breed of goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) raised for its hair.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kashmir, kashmiri, cassimere, cassimeer, camelhair, camel's hair, camel-hair, circassienne, circassian, camelot, casimire, camblet, casimere, camelshair, camlett, chamelot

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noun fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat

Españolcachemira
日本語カシミヤ kashimiya
中文開司米 /开司米 kāisīmǐ
हिन्दीकाश्मीरा kāśmīrā
Portuguêscasimira, caxemira
Françaiscachemire, cashmere
Italianocachemire, cashmere
Русскийкашеми́р kašemír

noun soft fabric made of wool

Españolcachemira, cachemir, casimir, casimira
日本語カシミヤ kashimiya
中文開司米 /开司米 kāisīmǐ
हिन्दीकाश्मीरा kāśmīrā
Françaiscachemire, cashmere
Italianocachemire, cashmere
Ελληνικάκασμίρι kasmíri
Русскийкашеми́р kašemír

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"cashmere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cashmere. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{cashmere_2026,
  title = {cashmere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cashmere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}