Cashmere

See also: cashmere

English

Etymology

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

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Cashmere

  1. Archaic spelling of Kashmir.
    • 1817, Thomas Moore, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan”, in Lalla Rookh […] ‎[1], London: Longman […] , page 1:
      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.
    • 1826, Sylvanus Urban, “Foreign News”, in The Gentleman's Magazine‎[2], volume XCVI, London: John Nichols and Son, page 634:
      The last accounts from Mr. Moncrieff left him at Cashmere. From that place he sent to ask permission of the Government of Kashgar to go to Buchara, to purchase horses. This was refused, and he was obliged to take another route and proceed through Cabul.
  2. A city in Washington state, United States.

Noun

Cashmere (plural Cashmeres)

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

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