PASHMINA

Pashmina

Pashmina refers to a type of fine cashmere wool and the textiles made from it and was first invented in India. The name comes from Pashmineh, Persian for "made from "pashm" . The wool comes from changthangi or Pashmina goat, which is a special breed of goat indigenous to high altitudes of the Himalayas in Nepal, Pakistan and Northern India. Pashmina shawls are hand spun, woven and embroidered in Nepal and Kashmir, and made from fine cashmere fibre.

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pashmina

Noun

  1. A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
  2. Cashmere: the fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat.
  3. Cashmere: a soft fabric made from this wool.


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