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karakul
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur [syn: broadtail , caracul ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A Karakul (or Qaraqul ) hat ( Pashto / Persian : قراقلی) is a hat made from the fur of the Qaraqul breed of sheep , often from the fur of aborted lamb foetuses . The triangular hat is part of the costume of the native people of Kabul which has been worn ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 A sheep of a Central Asian breed. 2 A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep. n. 1 A sheep of a Central Asian breed. 2 A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Karakul \Ka`ra*kul"\, prop. n. [Russ. karakul' curly fleece of Bokhara and Khiva sheep.] A type of Astrakhan, esp. in fine grades, obtained from the Karakul sheep. See sense 2 and cf. Caracul . A hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia, bearing a ...
Usage examples of karakul.
The Farben, Hendryck and Mosenthal Company is owned by the brothers Hendryck, a couple of Karakul fur farmers.
Mama addressed an old, white-bearded man dressed in a long black coat with a black karakul collar and hat, who was sitting at the end of the bench.
He too must have been busy: His white beard was combed, the thick mustache ends were twisted to a thin point and turned upward, the karakul hat sat at a rakish angle.
Lydia glimpsed wares at which she could only guess: coats of karakul and astrakhan, carpets of blue and crimson, shawls, bright-flashing glass, hanging racks of silver earrings, bolts of prosaic wool alternating with gauzy rainbows of veils.
I took note that the coat was of costly karakul, an elegant garment for the mere knife grinder he pretended to be.
They told us that the lake was called Karakul, which is to say Black Fleece, which is the name of that breed of domestic sheep raised by all the shepherds in the vicinity.
The explanation is in the much-prized fur for which the karakul is noted.
It is a lamb skin, and all the karakul lambs are born black, and the pelt is obtained by killing and flaying a lamb before it is three days old.
He had eyebrows that looked like detached bits of the kinky black karakul, and not small bits either.
Most wore caps edged with karakul or fox fur, and all carried the short, ugly whips.
Blue mink, white mink, standard mink, blue fox, silver fox, red fox, ermine, lynx, karakul.