Casimer, the name of a thin tweedled woollen cloth, much in fashion for summer use.

Cassimire, or Cashmire. See Cashmere.

Cassine. See Botany Index. The Spaniards who live near the gold mines of Peru, are frequently obliged to drink an infusion of this herb in order to moisten their breaths; without which they are liable to a sort of suffocation, from the strong metallic exhalations that are continually proceeding from the mines. In Paraguay, the Jesuits make a great revenue by importing the leaves of this plant into many countries, under the name of Paraguay or South sea tea, which is there drank in the same manner as that of China or Japan is with us. It is with difficulty preserved in England.