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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Camelshair \Cam"els*hair`\, a.
   Of camel's hair.
   [1913 Webster]

   Camel's-hair pencil, a small brush used by painters in
      water colors, made of camel's hair or similar materials.
      

   Camel's-hair shawl. A name often given to a cashmere
      shawl. See Cashmere shawl under Cashmere.
      [1913 Webster] Camembert

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cashmere \Cash"mere\, n.
   1. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in
      Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the
      goats of Cashmere, Tibet, and the Himalayas. Some
      cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale
      to Europeans.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and
      cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.
      [1913 Webster]

   Cashmere shawl, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere;
      -- often called camel's-hair shawl.
      [1913 Webster]

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