caracul
9.9
A strong type of sheep from Central Asia with soft curly lamb fur used for coats
- noun
- /ˈkærəˌkuːl/
- Specialized
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caracul
- Farmers in central Asia raise caracul sheep for their hardy nature and quality wool.
Examples
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The caracul produces exquisite lambs, valued for their soft, curly black fur.
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She was wearing a pre-war caracul coat thrown open over something greenly sequined, whose stringy hem came just to the tops of a set of silver cowboy boots.
Fiction book (1990) -
Due to its unique fur, the caracul has become popular in the fur industry.
Synonyms
9.9
A sheep breed from Central Asia that people raise for the soft, curly black fur of its young lambs
is identical in sense but uses an alternative spelling
9.9
A hardy sheep from Central Asia whose newborn lambs have soft, curly dark fur valued for pelts
is the more exact regional name rather than a trade term
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caracul comes from Central Asia and is linked to local words kara 'black' and kul 'lake', probably named after a place called Karakul. So caracul now means a type of sheep whose newborn lambs often have soft, curly, dark fur that is highly valued.
