pashmina

noun

pash·​mi·​na ˌpəsh-ˈmē-nə How to pronounce pashmina (audio)
: a fine wool similar to cashmere made from the undercoat of domestic Himalayan goats
also : a shawl made from this wool

Examples of pashmina in a Sentence

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Find it on Amazon This Ultra Soft Scarf Feels Like Luxury No need to spend a fortune on a pashmina scarf when this faux cashmere one gives you the same soft feeling for under $18. Molly Menning, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024 Despite wrapping my laptop in a pashmina (a Carrie Bradshaw reference for those in the know) and delivering it to the local tech rescue store, nothing was salvageable. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024 There are Reddit threads explaining how to knit D.I.Y. versions, while knockoffs are sold by AliExpress, a Chinese e-commerce site known for selling counterfeit goods, as well as by street vendors in New York that some may associate more with cheap pashminas than with luxury-good duplicates. Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024 Many guests had jackets or white pashmina shawls to guard against the 55-degree night. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023 Stow away those wispy pashminas and grab one of the voluminous alternatives that billowed down fall runways, such as Michael Kors’s scarves, whose fringed ends practically tickled the ground. Laura Neilson, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023 Dress it down with sneakers and a denim jacket or dress it up with sandals and a pashmina. Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023 It was also made with especially rich materials: a combination of silk, cotton and pashmina wool. Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023 In the video clip, Smith is seen looking over a tall balcony, wrapped in a pashmina. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Persian, from pashmin woolen, from pashm wool

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pashmina was in 1850

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“Pashmina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pashmina. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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