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in reply to a message by Cashmere Germaine
Lemme give you two possibilities: an obvious one and a far-fetched one.
1. Obvious one: The name is derived from Kashmir, the name of a kingdom in the Western Himalayas. Cashmere is usually used to denote the fine soft wool obtained from the Cashmere goat and the wild goat of Tibet.
2. Far-fetched one: I mention this only because of your partial French origins: Maybe it is related to "Cachemarie", an obsolete word registered in the Oxford English Dictionary defined as " A rippier; one who brings fish from the sea-coast to market in the inland country". The word itself has a beautiful etymology: "chasser la maree", i.e., to "chase the tide".
1. Obvious one: The name is derived from Kashmir, the name of a kingdom in the Western Himalayas. Cashmere is usually used to denote the fine soft wool obtained from the Cashmere goat and the wild goat of Tibet.
2. Far-fetched one: I mention this only because of your partial French origins: Maybe it is related to "Cachemarie", an obsolete word registered in the Oxford English Dictionary defined as " A rippier; one who brings fish from the sea-coast to market in the inland country". The word itself has a beautiful etymology: "chasser la maree", i.e., to "chase the tide".
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