'Cashmere' definitions:
Definition of 'cashmere'
From: WordNet
noun
A soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
noun
The wool of the Kashmir goat
noun
An area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India [syn: Kashmir, Cashmere, Jammu and Kashmir]
Definition of 'Cashmere'
From: GCIDE
- Cashmere \Cash"mere\, n.
- 1. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Tibet, and the Himalayas. Some cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale to Europeans. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere. [1913 Webster]
- Cashmere shawl, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere; -- often called camel's-hair shawl. [1913 Webster]
Cashmere, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Cashmere, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000) :
2965
Housing Units (2000) :
1174
Land area (2000) :
0.892518 sq. miles (2.311611 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.017558 sq. miles (0.045475 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.910076 sq. miles (2.357086 sq. km)
FIPS code :
10495
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
47.519515 N, 120.468967 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
98815
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.