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- [kazh-meer, kash-]
- /ˈkæʒ mɪər, ˈkæʃ-/
- /ˈkæʃ.mɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kazh-meer, kash-]
- /ˈkæʒ mɪər, ˈkæʃ-/
Definitions of cashmere word
- uncountable noun cashmere Cashmere is a kind of very fine, soft wool. 3
- noun cashmere a fine soft wool from goats of the Kashmir area 3
- noun cashmere cloth or knitted material made from this or similar wool 3
- noun cashmere (as modifier) 3
- noun cashmere a fine carded wool obtained from goats of Kashmir and Tibet 3
- noun cashmere a soft, twilled cloth made of this or similar wool 3
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Origin of cashmere
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; named after Cashmere
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Parts of speech for Cashmere
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cashmere popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cashmere
noun cashmere
- fleece — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- fur — the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
- yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- mohair — the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
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