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Fine woolen fabric used to make shawls
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pashmina
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir. 2 cashmere: the fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat. 3 cashmere: a soft fabric made from this wool.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pashmina is a fine type of cashmere wool . The textiles made from it were first woven in Kashmir . The name comes from / pašmina , meaning "made from wool" and literally translates to "Soft Gold" in Kashmiri . The wool comes from four distinct breeds of ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Persian pashmin "woolen," from pashm "wool, down," from PIE *pek- "to pluck out" (see fight (v.)).
Usage examples of pashmina.
There was some heavy erratic breathing going on in front of me as he cradled his pashmina in his arms.
Something which, at the appointed hour, would float down around my shoulders like an immaculate, delicately worked pashmina shawl?
The dresses on the mannequins were certainly attractive, as were the pashminas draped around them.