English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "kasjmier" verwys na 'n fyn, sagte wol wat uit die onderlaag van die Kasjmierbok kom. Die woord kan ook verwys na 'n soort materiaal wat van hierdie wol gemaak is, wat bekend is vir sy warmte, sagtheid en luukse. Kasjmier word hoog aangeslaan vir sy kwaliteit en word dikwels gebruik om hoë-end klere-items soos truie, tjalies en serpe te maak. Die woord "kasjmier" word ook soms gebruik om te verwys na die tipe wol of materiaal wat gemaak word van die onderlaag van ander soorte bokke of van sekere skaaprasse.

Sentence Examples

  1. Candles, a cashmere throw, framed pictures in one suitcase.
  2. Certainly, in the eyes of an artist, the exact and strict costume of Teresa had a very different character from that of Carmela and her companions and Teresa was frivolous and coquettish, and thus the embroidery and muslins, the cashmere waist-girdles, all dazzled her, and the reflection of sapphires and diamonds almost turned her giddy brain.
  3. It was the body of an old man, gorgeously arrayed in the habiliments of a rajah, wearing, as in life, a turban embroidered with pearls, a robe of tissue of silk and gold, a scarf of cashmere sewed with diamonds, and the magnificent weapons of a Hindoo prince.
  4. He fetched a cashmere coat off the rack, slipped into it and went out, all the while eyeing Tom.
  5. I finally made it to the top of the ridiculously long driveway, my eyes scanning the area surreptitiously behind the cashmere confines of my coat.
  6. Her cap was embroidered with pearls, the pins in her hair were of gold and diamonds, her girdle was of Turkey silk, with large embroidered flowers, her bodice and skirt were of cashmere, her apron of Indian muslin, and the buttons of her corset were of jewels.
  7. Thankfully, Kelly slides down low in her seat and rests her head against the window on top of a cashmere sweater and falls fast asleep.