kaross
a cloak or rug of animal skins used in southern Africa.
Origin of kaross
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How to use kaross in a sentence
He would bring his blanket from the wagon, and would not trouble Swartboy by requiring part of the latter's kaross.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidHe wore a kaross of leopard skins, and on his wrists and ankles were rings of ivory, the royal ornaments.
The Wizard | H. Rider HaggardNow, too, I remarked that the blanket and brown coverlid had almost superseded the kaross.
The Cape and the Kaffirs | Harriet WardOn the second day of the expedition, the body of a Chief, in a tiger-skin kaross, was dug up (Note 1).
The Cape and the Kaffirs | Harriet WardA kaross or skin blanket was thrown over the back of almost every chair and covered the one settee.
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies | Frank Worthington
British Dictionary definitions for kaross
/ (kəˈrɒs) /
a garment of skins worn by indigenous peoples in southern Africa
Origin of kaross
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