cassimere

American  

[kas-uh-meer] / ˈkæs əˌmɪər /

Or casimere,

noun

1. a twill-weave, worsted suiting fabric, often with a striped pattern.

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cassimere British  

/ ˈkæsɪˌmɪə /

noun

1. a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave

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Etymology

Origin of cassimere

First recorded in 1695–1705; variant of cashmere

Example Sentences

One of the pieces of cassimere was dyed with a claret tinge, from which I had my first Sunday suit.

From Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman by Griffis, William Elliot

Your trousers too, which you have made, of fustian, of cassimere, of Scotch-plaid, of jane, nankeen and woollen broadcloth, are they not manifold?

From Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. by Carlyle, Thomas

To be sure, fine black cloth or cassimere is the most fashionable for mourning coats.

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza

She wore a wrapper of lavender cassimere to-day, elaborately trimmed with lace and knots of pink ribbon.

From Elsie Marley, Honey by Gray, Joslyn

Their coats were of cheap diagonal or cassimere, much faded and burned by the sun; their hats, flapped about by winds and soaked with countless rains, were also of the same yellow-brown tints.

From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin