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calpac

or cal·pack

[ kal-pak ]

noun

  1. a large black cap of sheepskin or other heavy material, worn by Armenians, Turks, etc.


calpac

/ ˈkælpæk /

noun

  1. a large black brimless hat made of sheepskin or felt, worn by men in parts of the Near East
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of calpac1

First recorded in 1805–15, calpac is from the Turkish word kalpak
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calpac1

C16: from Turkish kalpāk
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Example Sentences

And what does this mean? who told you to stick your handkerchief in your trousers? only a haiduk does that, a nobleman puts his in his calpac.

The bearers were distinguished by large fur caps, decorated with red cloth, resembling the calpac of the Armenians, and every individual carried in his hand a long thin wax taper.

It was a mixed ritual of colours here in boot and hat: yellow for Mussulman, red boots, black calpac for Armenian, for the Effendi a white turban, for the Greek a black.

The calpac of the Greek differs from that of the Armenian, by having a hole at the top, out of which peeps a bit of red cloth.

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