cashmere

cachemire

Tissu doux et chaud fabriqué avec de la laine fine de chèvre.

En anglais simple : A soft, warm cloth made from fine goat wool.

• Her scarf is made of cashmere.
• He bought a soft cashmere sweater.
• Wash cashmere gently in cool water.

Expressions courantes : cashmere sweater, cashmere scarf, pure cashmere

laine de cachemire

Laine très douce provenant du duvet situé sous les longs poils d'une variété de chèvre.

En anglais simple : Very soft wool taken from under the longer hair of a particular kind of goat.

• This wool is pure cashmere.
• Farmers collect cashmere from the goats each spring.
• The cashmere is cleaned before it is spun.

Synonymes : cashmere wool

Expressions courantes : fine cashmere, raw cashmere, cashmere fibre

châle en cachemire

Un châle fin fabriqué avec de la laine de chèvre très douce.

En anglais simple : A fine shawl made from very soft goat wool.

• She wore a cashmere around her shoulders.
• The embroidered cashmere was a wedding gift.
• Two antique cashmeres lay folded in the chest.

Synonymes : cashmere shawl

Expressions courantes : embroidered cashmere, fine cashmere

châle

Un châle ressemblant à un châle en laine fine de chèvre, même s'il est fait d'une autre matière.

En anglais simple : A shawl resembling one made from fine goat wool, even if made from another material.

• Her cashmere was woven from cotton.
• The shop sold imitation cashmeres with bright fringes.
• She draped a patterned cashmere over her shoulders.

Synonymes : shawl

Expressions courantes : cotton cashmere, imitation cashmere