kaross

[ kuh-ros ]

noun

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

kaross

/ kəˈrɒs /

noun

1. a garment of skins worn by indigenous peoples in southern Africa

Word History and Origins

Origin of kaross¹

1725–35; < Afrikaans karos, probably < Khoikhoi

Word History and Origins

Origin of kaross¹

C18: from Afrikaans karos, perhaps from Dutch kuras, from French cuirasse cuirass

Example Sentences

He would bring his blanket from the wagon, and would not trouble Swartboy by requiring part of the latter's kaross.

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He wore a kaross of leopard skins, and on his wrists and ankles were rings of ivory, the royal ornaments.

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Now, too, I remarked that the blanket and brown coverlid had almost superseded the kaross.

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On the second day of the expedition, the body of a Chief, in a tiger-skin kaross, was dug up (Note 1).

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A kaross or skin blanket was thrown over the back of almost every chair and covered the one settee.

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