Definition of "caracul" []

• Variant of karakul. (noun)

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• "From them emerged men in suits, in chapcms and caracul hats, women in hijabs, children with neatly combed hair."
• "She was unusually smart, all in black: small black tricorne hat, short black caracul coat, loose and swinging, and austere high-necked black velvet frock at a time when most street costumes were like evening gowns."
• "I thought if she took it, I'd get a caracul, with a black fox collar."