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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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 A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cashmere
       n 1: a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat
       2: the wool of the Kashmir goat
       3: an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed
          between Pakistan and India [syn: {Kashmir}, {Jammu and
          Kashmir}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Cashmere, WA (city, FIPS 10495)
    Location: 47.51837 N, 120.46761 W
    Population (1990): 2544 (1057 housing units)
    Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 98815

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Cashmere, WA
      Cashmere
  

















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