PASHMINA

Meaning of PASHMINA in English

/ pæʃˈmiːnə; NAmE / noun

a long piece of cloth made of fine soft wool from a type of goat and worn by a woman around the shoulders

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WORD ORIGIN

Persian , from pašm wool.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PASHMINA — noun Etymology: Persian, from pashmin woolen, from pashm wool Date: 1885 a fine wool similar to cashmere made from the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PASHMINA — noun see pashm
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PASHMINA — noun Etymology: Persian, from pashmin woolen, from pashm wool Date: 1885 : a fine wool similar to cashmere made from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PASHMINA — [ pʌʃ'mi:nə ] ■ noun a shawl made from fine-quality goat's wool. Origin Pers., from pašm 'wool, down'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PASHMINA — pashmina BrE AmE pæʃ ˈmiːn ə pʌʃ- ▷ pashmina|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PASHMINA — pash ‧ mi ‧ na /pæʃˈmiːnə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a piece of soft cloth that is worn by women …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASHMINA — ( pashminas) 1. Pashmina is very fine, soft wool made from the hair of goats. ...pashmina scarves. N-UNCOUNT 2. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASHMINA — 1. Pashmina is very fine, soft wool made from the hair of goats. ...~ scarves. N-UNCOUNT 2. A ~ is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PASHMINA — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PASHMINA — noun Pashmina is used before these nouns: ↑ shawl
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PASHMINA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ p ə sh- ' m ē -n ə Function: noun Etymology: Persian, from pashmin woolen, from pashm …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PASHM — ˈpəshəm noun also pash·im -ˌshēm ; or pash·mi·na ˌpəshˈmēnə ( -s ) Etymology: pashm, pashim from Persian pashm wool; pashmina …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PASHM — /push"euhm/ , n. the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India. Also, pashim /push"eem/ , pashmina /push mee"neuh/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASHMERE — animal-hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Kashmir goat and belonging to the group of textile fibres called specialty …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: FASHION-AND-DRESS — Fashions Business dealsmore than a definitive look or an inspirational role modeldefined fashion news in 1999. Prada, the $800 million …
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SHAWL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light , thin ▪ crocheted , knitted ▪ embroidered , fringed ▪ lace , silk …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FABRIC — n. 25B6; noun the finest silk fabric : CLOTH, material, textile, tissue. See list. the fabric of the building : …
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