Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Var. of
karakul , a kind of fur.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
karakul .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
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Examples
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From them emerged men in suits, in chapcms and caracul hats, women in hijabs, children with neatly combed hair.
A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled 2007
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She was unusually smart, all in black: small black tricorne hat, short black caracul coat, loose and swinging, and austere high-necked black velvet frock at a time when most street costumes were like evening gowns.
Babbit 2004
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I thought if she took it, I'd get a caracul, with a black fox collar.
Gigolo Edna Ferber 1926
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She was unusually smart, all in black: small black tricorne hat, short black caracul coat, loose and swinging, and austere high-necked black velvet frock at a time when most street costumes were like evening gowns.
Babbitt 1922
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She was unusually smart, all in black: small black tricorne hat, short black caracul coat, loose and swinging, and austere high-necked black velvet frock at a time when most street costumes were like evening gowns.
Chapter 29 1922
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It appeared that the call had gone forth for fur coats for the troops, and all the worthy citizens of the town forwarded to the trenches their caracul coats.
The White Road to Verdun Kathleen Burke 1922
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It appeared that the call had gone forth for fur coats for the troops, and all the worthy citizens of the town forwarded to the trenches their caracul coats.
The White Road to Verdun Kathleen Burke 1922
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She was unusually smart, all in black: small black tricorne hat, short black caracul coat, loose and swinging, and austere high-necked black velvet frock at a time when most street costumes were like evening gowns.
Babbitt Sinclair Lewis 1918
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