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cashmere

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1. cashmere - Noun

2. Cashmere - Proper noun

Meaning

A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himalayas.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.

A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Men always look smart in a well-fitted, tailored suit. Conversely, they can be incredibly handsome in jeans combined with a cashmere jumper or a beaten-up leather jacket or even just a cotton T-shirt. Tamara Mellon

If I must drool, I may as well drool on cashmere. Jean-Dominique Bauby

I have always loved cashmere and knitwear is the first thing I'm drawn to when shopping - even if I don't need any. Claudia Schiffer

I actually don't shop very much. I have a tendency to rotate a few pairs of ripped jeans and an old cashmere sweater. Candace Bushnell

If these rich women from 5th Avenue spend a fortune on cashmere sweaters, they will come to my store to buy gummy bears. Dylan Lauren

I love a modern suit paired with a polo or cotton T-shirt... and then paired with leather sneakers, or cashmere joggers with a tailored blazer and a sleeveless puffer vest to get the ultimate informal and formal combination. Brunello Cucinelli

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