Friday, 11 November 2022

The Hindi origins of the word 'cashmere'

'Cashmere' is a word borrowed from Hindi 'cashmere'. The word entered the English language some time around 1684.


cashmere [noun] [1684]
  • fine wool from the undercoat of the cashmere goat
  • a yarn of this wool
  • a soft twilled fabric made originally from cashmere
See 'cashmere' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Hindi.

Etymology: (Kashmir)
See more loan words from 1600s.


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