cash‧mere /ˈkæʃmɪə $ ˈkæʒmɪr, ˈkæʃ-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Cashmere, old spelling of Kashmir area on the border of India and Pakistan]
a type of fine soft wool:
I wish I could afford a cashmere sweater. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲