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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.
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A hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia, bearing a soft curly fleece that is black in the young lambs, but which grows brown or gray when adult; the lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: broadtail, caracul.
A large lake in the Pamirs of Central Asia, lying 13,200 feet above sea level.
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.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Karakul, Qarokul or Siob ( Tajik for "black lake" or "black water") is a diameter lake within a impact crater. It is located in the Tajik National Park in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan.
The Karakul or Karakuli ("black lake") is a lake located 196 km from Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture on the Karakoram Highway, before reaching Tashkurgan, the Khunjerab Pass on the China - Pakistan border and Sost in Pakistan. At an altitude of 3,600 m, it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir, Tian Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztagh Ata (7,546 m), Kongur Tagh (7,649 m) and Kongur Tiube (7,530 m). The lake is popular among travellers for its beautiful scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue. There are two Kirgiz settlements along the shore of Karakul lake, a small number of yurts about 1 km east of the bus drop-off point and a village with stone houses located on the western shores.
Karakul (also spelled Caracul) may refer to:
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Karakul (sheep), a breed of domestic sheep and its pelt or wool
- Karakul (hat), a style of caps made with the aforementioned pelt or wool, traditionally worn in Central and South Asia
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 by many generations of men in Afghanistan. The fur from which it is made is referred to as Astrakhan, broadtail, qaraqulcha, or Persian lamb. Qaraqul means Black fur in Turkic, similar types of hats are common among Turkic peoples. The hat is peaked, and folds flat when taken off of the wearer's head.
The qaraqul hat is typically worn by men in Central and South Asia. The folding Qaraqul was worn by the former king of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan in 1919. The Karakul, which had distinguished all educated urban men since the beginning of the 20th century, has fallen out of fashion in Afghanistan.
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.