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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cashmere \Cash"mere\, n. 1. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans. 2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere. {Cashmere shawl}, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere; -- often called {camel's-hair shawl}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cashmere n 1: a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat 2: the wool of the Kashmir goat 3: an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India [syn: {Kashmir}, {Cashmere}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Cashmere, WA (city, FIPS 10495) Location: 47.51837 N, 120.46761 W Population (1990): 2544 (1057 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98815
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