Karakul

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sheep of a Central Asian breed.
  2. 2
    hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur wordnet
  3. 3
    A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep.

    "The karakul hats took me back to a stifling summer afternoon in Kiev and the memory of a squadron of Cossack cavalry exercising down a cobbled street […]."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A lake in Tajikistan.
  2. 2
    A lake in Akto, Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

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animalantelopearmadillobatbroadtailbroadtail

Example

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"The karakul hats took me back to a stifling summer afternoon in Kiev and the memory of a squadron of Cossack cavalry exercising down a cobbled street […]."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after the town Qorakoʻl, from Uzbek, meaning black lake.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Turkic. Literally, “black lake”. Doublet of Karakol.

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