Karakul
or car·a·cul
one of an Asian breed of sheep having curly fleece that is black in the young and brown or gray in the adult: raised especially for lambskins used in the fur industry.: Compare broadtail, Persian lamb.
(sometimes lowercase) a Karakul lambskin.
Origin of Karakul
1Words Nearby Karakul
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He hesitated, and finally declared that he could not venture in the direction where the Karakul had appeared.
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British Dictionary definitions for karakul
caracul
/ (ˈkærəkəl) /
a breed of sheep of central Asia having coarse black, grey, or brown hair: the lambs have soft curled usually black hair
the fur prepared from these lambs
Origin of karakul
1- See also Persian lamb
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