- cashmere (n.)
[cashmere 词源字典]
- 1680s, "shawl made of cashmere wool," from the old spelling of Kashmir, Himalayan kingdom where wool was obtained from long-haired goats. As a name for this kind of woolen fabric, favored for shawls, etc., it is attested from 1822.[cashmere etymology, cashmere origin, 英语词源]