: a fine wool similar to cashmere made from the undercoat of domestic Himalayan goats
also: a shawl made from this wool
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAndraab was started in 1996 by two brothers from Kashmir, India, Mubashir and Muzakir Andrabi, who wanted to revive the pashmina for a more contemporary customer without sacrificing craftsmanship. Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020 If not, try it with a table cloth, scarf, or pashmina. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 31 Mar. 2020 And is that an elegant pashmina scarf wrapped around the scientist’s narrow shoulders? Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2020 No guard hairs were apparent to the naked eye, perhaps because of the preponderance of pashmina in the weave.National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019 As the temperature dipped, guests unraveled the yellow pashminas placed beneath the table. Ian Malone, Vogue, 28 May 2019 The contents of her carry-on include the requisite travel documents, her passport (which is encased in a Smythson passport holder), a Chopard ballpoint pen, a D.Porthault boudoir pillow, and an oversized pashmina which also serves as a blanket. Luzanne Otte, Town & Country, 18 May 2019 For chilly women, there are certainly options beyond the tired pashmina. Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2019 From soft flannel coats in Union Square to dramatic, draped cashmere in the Marina to scores of oversize trenches, scarves and pashminas (a perennial in our microclimates) in every neighborhood, Style has observed the trend across the city. Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018 See More