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Webster 1913 Edition


Cassimere

Cas′si-mere

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
casimir
, prob. of the same origin as E.
cashmere
. Cf.
Kerseymere
.]
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)

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