"pashmina" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pashminas [plural]
Etymology: From Classical Persian پَشْمِینَه (pašmīna). Compare پشمین (pašmīn /pašmin). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fa-cls|پَشْمِینَه}} Classical Persian پَشْمِینَه (pašmīna), {{fa-xlit|پَشْمِین}} pašmīn /pašmin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pashmina (countable and uncountable, plural pashminas)
  1. A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pashmina-en-noun-iiIZoarL Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Goats Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 47 41 Disambiguation of Goats: 38 43 18
  2. Cashmere: the fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pashmina-en-noun-n8dPO3jS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fabrics, Fibers, Goats Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 63 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 47 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 67 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 67 15 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 7 46 46 Disambiguation of Fibers: 8 63 29 Disambiguation of Goats: 38 43 18
  3. Cashmere: a soft fabric made from this wool. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pashmina-en-noun-VLUyJbfQ Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Fabrics, Goats Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 47 41 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 7 46 46 Disambiguation of Goats: 38 43 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pashm

Inflected forms

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