calpac

cal·pac

or cal·pack also kal·pac  (kăl′păk′, kăl-păk′)

n.

A large black cap, usually of sheepskin or felt, worn in Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, and neighboring regions.


[Ottoman Turkish qalpāq; akin to Tatar and Uyghur qalpaq, perhaps ultimately from an Iranian source such as Middle Persian kulāfak, cap, diminutive of kulāf, hat.]

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calpac

(ˈkælpæk) ,

calpack

or

kalpak

n

(Clothing & Fashion) a large black brimless hat made of sheepskin or felt, worn by men in parts of the Near East

[C16: from Turkish kalpāk]

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cal•pac

(ˈkæl pæk)

n.

a large black cap, as of sheepskin, worn in the Near East.

[1805–15; < Turkish kalpak]

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