Definition of "cashmere" [cash•mere]

• Fine, downy wool growing beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat. (noun)
• A soft fabric made of this wool or of similar fibers. (noun)

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• "I knit the turquoise one in cashmere, and she knit the white one in yarn from Heirloom."
• "Sorry folks, cashmere is NOT in the least bit “sustainable” nor “environmentally correct.”"
• "Stewart+Brown cashmere is purchased and crafted in Mongolia by herders and weavers who continue to practice their centuries-old way of life."