cassimere

or cas·i·mere, cas·i·mire

[ kas-uh-meer ]

noun

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

cassimere

/ ˈkæsɪˌmɪə /

noun

1. a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave

Word History and Origins

Origin of cassimere¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; variant of cashmere

Word History and Origins

Origin of cassimere¹

C18: variant of cashmere, from Kashmir

Example Sentences

Harris learned about Charles more than two decades ago, when she was a 19-year-old student taking a University of New Orleans history class taught by civil rights icon Raphael Cassimere Jr. “He knew the story and was passionate about it. It felt local and so close,” said Harris, who was surprised that she hadn’t heard it earlier because her father, Jack Gordon, had been a Black Panther and civil rights activist.

From Washington Times

For Cassimere, 78, the 1900 race riot always felt fresh.

From Washington Times

Finally—for even French cassimere will give way in the end—he, the bull that is, achieved his aim, and threw his unconscious tormentor a summerset, being diverted from ulterior measures of vengeance by fresh attacks made upon him, while the crest-fallen hero of the adventure was promptly bundled over the paling.

From Project Gutenberg

Sat′in-bird, the satin bower-bird; Sat′in-car′pet, a particular kind of moth; Sat′in-dam′ask, a satin with an elaborate flower or arabesque pattern, sometimes raised in velvet pile; Sat′in-de-laine′, a thin glossy woollen fabric, a variety of cassimere; Sat′inet, a thin species of satin: a cloth with a cotton warp and woollen weft; Sat′inet-loom, a loom used for heavy goods, as twills, satinets, &c.;

From Project Gutenberg

A trough is provided, a little larger than the prints, of one inch in depth, and having a smooth bottom, on which is laid three or four pieces of fine flannel or cassimere, each of which is at least as large as the prints.

From Project Gutenberg