kaross

[ kuh-ros ]

/ kəˈrɒs /

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noun

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

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Origin of kaross

1725–35; <Afrikaans karos, probably <Khoikhoi

Words nearby kaross

Karol, Karoline, Karoo, karoro, karoshi, kaross, karpas, Kárpathos, Karpov, Karrer, karri

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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 Reid
He wore a kaross of leopard skins, and on his wrists and ankles were rings of ivory, the royal ornaments.
The Wizard|H. Rider Haggard
Now, too, I remarked that the blanket and brown coverlid had almost superseded the kaross.
The Cape and the Kaffirs|Harriet Ward
On 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 Ward

A 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

kaross

/ (kəˈrɒs) /

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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