shahtoosh

== English == === Alternative forms === shahtush, shatoosh === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian [Term?], meaning "king of fine wools". === Noun === shahtoosh (countable and uncountable, plural shahtooshes or shahtoosh) (countable) A light but warm Kashmiri shawl made with hair from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), an endangered species. (uncountable) Fibre used in the making of such shawls.