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Kashmir|ˈkæʃmɪə(r), kæʃˈmɪə(r)|
[Var. of cashmere.]
1. A native or inhabitant of Kashmir. Freq. attrib., of or pertaining to Kashmir.
1882F. M. Crawford Let. 21 July in M. H. Elliott My Cousin F. M. Crawford (1934) vi. 136 The Tibetans have no postage stamps, but the Kashmirs have. 1887J. M. Brown Shikar Sk. 237 The Kashmir stag—cervus Cashmeriensis. 1925A. G. Arbuthnot in G. Burrard Big Game Hunting 126 A very old Kashmir shikari. 1971R. Russell tr. Ahmad's Shore & Wave i. 15 Courtiers..who had been..patiently gazing at the Kashmir carvings on the wooden columns.
2. Also Cashmere. Used attrib. of a Caucasian pileless carpet, characterized by the many loose yarn ends on the back resembling a Cashmere shawl. Also ellipt.
1900J. K. Mumford Oriental Rugs (1901) ix. 119 It is the shaggy ends of the colored nap-yards, left loose at the back of these rugs, which has given them the name of ‘Kashmir’... The true name of the so-called ‘Kashmir’ rugs is Shemakha, derived from the city where they are marketed. 1904M. B. Langton How to know Oriental Rugs iii. 127 The Cashmere or Soumak rugs are not from the Vale of Cashmere, in India,..but are made by the nomad tribes in and about Shemakha, the old capital of Shirvan. 1931A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets vii. 179 Soumak rugs, formerly called Kashmir,..derive their true name from the town of Shemakha. 1962C. W. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs ii. 297 Rugs are generally called Soumak or Kashmirs... The distinguishing feature of this rug is the loose ends of stitch yarn at the back of the rug, about the same effect as we find in the Cashmere shawl.
Hence Kashˈmirian, a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.
1876C. F. G. Cumming From Hebrides to Himalayas II. 309 Kashmerians, Persians, Paharis, Hindus of every possible sect. |
