kaross

[kuh-ros]

noun

a cloak or rug of animal skins used in southern Africa.

Nearby words

Origin of kaross

1725–35; < Afrikaans karos, probably < Khoikhoi

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Examples from the Web for kaross

Women were there, too, watching for the signal, which was to be the waving of a kaross by a chief.
The Cape and the Kaffirs|Harriet Ward
"They take one arm out of the kaross, thereby exposing one shoulder blade to the sun" (Editors).
Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I.|Sir James George Frazer
Then I hunted about in Wambe's hut, and found a kaross to put over his poor bruised shoulders, and he was quite a man again.
Maiwa's Revenge|H. Rider Haggard
The kaross now hung down the stem, in a spread position, the transverse stick keeping it extended to its full width.
The Maroon|Mayne Reid

Their dress was a skin cloak (kaross) worn across the shoulders and a smaller one across the loins.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kaross

kaross

noun

a garment of skins worn by indigenous peoples in southern Africa

Word Origin for kaross

C18: from Afrikaans karos, perhaps from Dutch kuras, from French cuirasse cuirass

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