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Webster 1913 Edition

Cassimere

Cas′si-mere

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

casimir

, prob. of the same origin as E.

cashmere

. Cf.

.]

A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men’s garments.

[Written also

kerseymere

.]

Definition 2024

cassimere

cassimere

English

Noun

cassimere ‎(countable and uncountable, plural cassimeres)

Obsolete spelling of cashmere
A thin, lightweight twilled woolen fabric, also spelled kerseymere.
An inexpensive version of this fabric, made with a cotton warp and a wool weft.