name
Meaning 1
Archaic spelling of Kashmir.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cashmere
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈkæʃ.mɪə/
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UK: /kæʃˈmɪə/
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US: /kæʒˈmiɹ/
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US: /ˈkæʒ.miɹ/
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US: /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/
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US: /kæʃˈmiɹ/
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
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homophone: Kashmir
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CMU ARPABET: K AE1 ZH M IH0 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A city in Washington state, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: goathair
noun
Meaning 4
A soft fabric made of this wool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- a cashmere sweater
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A rich kind of shawl made from this wool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
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noun
Meaning 6
Any similar shawl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, usually
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noun
Meaning 7
A breed of goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) raised for its hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
noun
Meaning 9
an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
noun
Meaning 10
the wool of the Kashmir goat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wool
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
Appellativization of Cashmere.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: кашмирска вълна (kašmirska vǎlna) — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Catalan: caixmir — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Chinese Cantonese: 茄士咩 (ke1 si6 me1) — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Chinese Mandarin: 開司米 /开司米 (kāisīmǐ) — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Danish: cashmereuld — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Dutch: kasjmier — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Finnish: pashminavilla — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Finnish: kašmirvilla — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- French: cachemire — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- French: cashmere — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Hindi: काश्मीरा (kāśmīrā) — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Hungarian: kasmír — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Italian: cachemire — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Italian: cashmere — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Japanese: カシミヤ (kashimiya) — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Kalmyk: кашмр (kaşmr) — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Mongolian: ямааны ноолуур (jamaany nooluur) — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Norwegian Bokmål: kasjmir — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kasjmir — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Polish: kaszmir — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Portuguese: casimira — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Portuguese: caxemira — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Russian: кашеми́р (kašemír) — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Spanish: cachemira — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Swedish: kashmir — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Swedish: kaschmir — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Turkish: kaşmir — fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat
- Afrikaans: kasjmier — soft fabric made of wool
- Afrikaans: kassemier — soft fabric made of wool
- Bulgarian: кашмир (kašmir) — soft fabric made of wool
- Catalan: caixmir — soft fabric made of wool
- Chinese Cantonese: 茄士咩 (ke1 si6 me1) — soft fabric made of wool
- Chinese Mandarin: 開司米 /开司米 (kāisīmǐ) — soft fabric made of wool
- Dutch: kasjmier — soft fabric made of wool
- Esperanto: kaŝmiro — soft fabric made of wool
- Esperanto: kaŝmiroj — soft fabric made of wool
- Finnish: kašmirvilla — soft fabric made of wool
- French: cachemire — soft fabric made of wool
- French: cashmere — soft fabric made of wool
- Greek: κασμίρι (kasmíri) — soft fabric made of wool
- Hindi: काश्मीरा (kāśmīrā) — soft fabric made of wool
- Hungarian: kasmír — soft fabric made of wool
- Italian: cachemire — soft fabric made of wool
- Italian: cashmere — soft fabric made of wool
- Japanese: カシミヤ (kashimiya) — soft fabric made of wool
- Kalmyk: кашмр (kaşmr) — soft fabric made of wool
- Mongolian: ноолууран эдлэл (nooluuran edlel) — soft fabric made of wool
- Mongolian: ноолууран даавуу (nooluuran daavuu) — soft fabric made of wool
- Norwegian Bokmål: kasjmir — soft fabric made of wool
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kasjmir — soft fabric made of wool
- Polish: kaszmir — soft fabric made of wool
- Russian: кашеми́р (kašemír) — soft fabric made of wool
- Spanish: cachemira — soft fabric made of wool
- Spanish: cachemir — soft fabric made of wool
- Spanish: casimir — soft fabric made of wool
- Spanish: casimira — soft fabric made of wool
- Turkish: kaşmir — soft fabric made of wool
- Afrikaans: kasjmiersjall — a shawl made from cashmere
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