shahtoosh

shah toosh |SHäˈto͞oSH ʃɑˈtuʃ | ▶noun high-quality wool from the neck hair of the Himalayan ibex. • fabric woven from this. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: via Punjabi from Persian šāh ‘king ’ + Kashmiri tośa ‘fine shawl material. ’

shahtoosh

shahtoosh |ʃɑːˈtuːʃ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] high-quality wool from the neck hair of the Himalayan ibex. • fabric woven from shahtoosh wool. • [ count noun ] a shawl made from shahtoosh fabric. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: via Punjabi from Persian šāh ‘king ’ + Kashmiri tośa ‘fine shawl material ’.