pashmina
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pashmina
< Persian pashmīn woolen < pashm wool; see pashm
Example Sentences
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Many guests had jackets or white pashmina shawls to guard against the 55-degree night.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2023
The rich cultural heritage of Kashmir is unparalleled; we are known world over for the pashmina shawl, the shikara or houseboat, and yes, traditional wooden houses and bridges built to withstand earthquakes.
From Scientific American • Jul. 3, 2023
If the thought of haggling over that exquisite silk pashmina you found in a Delhi bazaar makes you a bit queasy, you aren’t alone.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022
Talk to pashmina yarn spinners or Japanese makeup brush producers, and they liken the painstaking work they do to a type of meditation.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2021
She wraps the pashmina tightly around her shoulders.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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