cassimere

or cas·i·mere, cas·i·mire

[ kas-uh-meer ]
/ ˈkæs əˌmɪər /

noun

a twill-weave, worsted suiting fabric, often with a striped pattern.

Origin of cassimere

First recorded in 1695–1705; variant of cashmere

Example sentences from the Web for cassimere

  • Three years later, the price of a yard of cassimere in America was $300, and of a yard of jean and habit cloth $60.

  • Trousers—Dark narrow grey or light stripe worsted or cassimere.

    The Copeland Method |Vanness Copeland
  • Trousers—To match coat, or striped worsted or cassimere with morning coat.

    The Copeland Method |Vanness Copeland
  • One of the pieces of cassimere was dyed with a claret tinge, from which I had my first Sunday suit.

    Charles Carleton Coffin |William Elliot Griffis, D. D.

British Dictionary definitions for cassimere

cassimere

casimere

/ (ˈkæsɪˌmɪə) /

noun

a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave

Word Origin for cassimere

C18: variant of cashmere, from Kashmir