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pashm

[ puhsh-uhm, pahsh- ]

noun

  1. the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.


pashm

/ ˈpæʃəm /

noun

  1. the underfur of various Tibetan animals, esp goats, used for cashmere shawls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pashm1

1875–80; < Persian: wool
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pashm1

from Persian, literally: wool
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Example Sentences

It bit her once, and for that she has named it “Pashm Riz,” a Dari phrase meaning something so frightful it makes one’s hair fall out.

This pashm is a provision which Nature makes against the intense cold of these altitudes, and grows on yaks, sheep, and dogs, as well as on most of the wild animals.

The people export apricot oil, dried apricots, sheep's wool, heavy undyed woollens, a coarse cloth made from yaks' hair, and pashm, the under fleece of the shawl goat.

It is the 'happy hunting-ground' of the Anglo-Indian sportsman and tourist, the resort of artists and invalids, the home of pashm shawls and exquisitely embroidered fabrics, and the land of Lalla Rookh.

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