fine, soft wool made from the long hair of a type of goat, used especially for making expensive clothes (山羊绒)开司米;山羊绒;克什米尔羊毛 a cashmere sweater 羊绒毛衣 The scarf is 70% cashmere. 围巾是70%羊绒。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCashmere is used before these nouns:- cardigan
- jumper
- scarf
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: an early spelling of Kashmir. Kashmir goats are a Himalayan breed of goat with fine, soft wool, which is used to make cashmere.