calpaccalpackn.
/ˈkalpak/ A felt cap of triangular form worn in western and central Asia.
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calpac1718
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > made from specific material > felt
pileus1663
calpac1813
1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Mar. (1837) II. 23 Round her kalpác [1966 ed.: Talpoche] she had four strings of pearl.
1813 Ld. Byron Giaour (ed. 4) 36 'Tis Hassan's cloven crest! His calpac rent. Note, The ‘Calpac’ is the solid cap or centre part of the head-dress; the shawl is wound round it, and forms the turban.
1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings II. xlvii. 71 The old trader, setting his huge calpack firmly on his shaven head.
1871 Daily News 10 Feb. The..Persian Ambassador..wearing his fur kalpack.
1877 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. V. Hugo Les Misérables ii. lxix Flaming colpacks.
Derivatives
ˈcalpacked adj. wearing a calpack.
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cauled1393
coifed1520
biggined1607
night-capped1607
blue-bonneted1648
black-capped1658
red-capped1663
thrum-capped1708
white-capped1751
fool's-capped1849
calpacked1852
mob-capped1854
pileated1856
bearskinned1857
fezzed1864
tam-o'-shantered1894
cloth-capped1935
1852 Willis Summer Cruise in Medit. xxxvii. 223 Calpacked and rosy Armenians.
1882 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis I. i. 15 There are kalpaked Tartars in the streets.
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