Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
cashmere
noun · first attested 17th century
The wool is Kashmir, spelled the old English way.
A fine wool from the undercoat of certain goats.
Kashmir·People's Republic of China
34.5000°N 76.0000°E · Q43100
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 17th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Kashmir
- In English
cashmere
English cashmere is an older spelling of Kashmir, the Himalayan region associated with the goat and the shawls made from its wool. The place became the fiber.
People's Republic of China
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