Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.

    кашеми́рkašemír

    a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat

  2. (uncountable, usually)A soft fabric made of this wool.

    a cashmere sweater

    кашеми́рkašemír

    the wool of the Kashmir goat

  3. (countable, usually)A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.

  4. (broadly, countable, usually)Any similar shawl.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Tom bought a cashmere sweater.

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  2. I'm looking for a cashmere sweater.

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  3. I bought a cashmere sweater for myself.

    ruЯ купил себе кашемировый свитер.

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  4. I am looking for a cashmere sweater.

    deIch suche einen Kaschmirpullover.

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  5. Look at this beautiful cashmere jumper I found in your wardrobe.

    deSieh mal, was ich in deinem Kleiderschrank für einen schönen Kaschmirpullover gefunden habe!

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Translations

7 languages
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By meaning 1
fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat:

Origin

Appellativization of Cashmere.

Appellativization of Cashmere.

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Forms

plural: cashmeres

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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