Cashmere

  1. Proper noun.  (archaic spelling of, Kashmir) .
  2. Proper noun.  A breed of goat raised for its hair, Capra hircus.
  3. Noun.  (chiefly, uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.
  4. Noun.  (chiefly, uncountable) A soft fabric made of this wool.

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