kaross

[ kuh-ros ]

/ kəˈrɒs /

noun

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

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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Example sentences 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

/ (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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单词	kaross
释义	kaross [ kuh-ros ] / kəˈrɒs / noun a cloak or rug of animal skins used in southern Africa. Origin of kaross 1725–35; <Afrikaans karos, probably <Khoikhoi Words nearby kaross Karol, Karoline, Karoo, karoro, karoshi, kaross, karpas, Kárpathos, Karpov, Karrer, karri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 / (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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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