"shahtoosh" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shahtooshes [plural], shahtoosh [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian [Term?], meaning "king of fine wools". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|}} Persian [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|shahtoosh}} shahtoosh (countable and uncountable, plural shahtooshes or shahtoosh)
  1. (countable) A light but warm Kashmiri shawl made with hair from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), an endangered species. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-shahtoosh-en-noun-3iBg9-Sn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (uncountable) Fibre used in the making of such shawls. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-shahtoosh-en-noun-laSzzU~l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shahtush, shatoosh

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