Cashmere
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Cashmere may refer to:
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- Cashmere woolCashmere woolCashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, is a fiber obtained from Cashmere and other types of goats. The word cashmere derives from an old spelling of Kashmir. Cashmere is fine in texture, and strong, light, and soft. Garments made from it provide excellent...
, wool from the Cashmere goatCashmere goatA cashmere goat is any breed of goat that produces cashmere wool, the goat's fine soft downy winter undercoat, in commercial quality and quantity. This undercoat grows as the day length shortens and is associated with an outer coat of coarse hair, which is present all the year and is called guard...
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- Another term for KashmirKashmirKashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
, a region of the Indian subcontinent - Cashmere, New ZealandCashmere, New ZealandThe suburb of Cashmere rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island.-Geography:Cashmere is situated on the north side of the Port Hills, immediately above the southern terminus of Christchurch’s main street, Colombo Street...
, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand - Cashmere, QueenslandCashmere, QueenslandCashmere is an outer suburb on the north-western outskirts of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner by the name of James Cash....
, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia - Cashmere, WashingtonCashmere, WashingtonCashmere is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,060 at the 2010 census.-Early people:...
, a city in the United States