Definition of Kalpac

1. Noun. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus.

Exact synonyms: Calpac, Calpack
Generic synonyms: Cap

Definition of Kalpac

1. calpac [n -S] - See also: calpac

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalpac

kalmia
kalmias
kalmuck
kalokagathia
kalon
kalong
kalongs
kalonji
kalopsia
kalotype
kalotypes
kaloyer
kaloyers
kalpa
kalpac (current term)
kalpacs
kalpak
kalpaks
kalpas
kalpis
kalpises
kalsilite
kalsilites
kalsomine
kalsomined
kalsomines
kalsomining
kalua
kalua pig

Literary usage of Kalpac

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Léon Vallée, Richard Garnett, Alois Brandl (1899)
"... his kalpac, which was immediately trodden down by the crowd. ... and with his red face glowing under the weight of a white and metal-covered kalpac, ..."

2. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"Disgusted as he was, he dropped his kalpac, which was immediately trodden down by the crowd. 11 'Sblood ! where is my sword ? Ten'em tette ! ..."

3. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell, Nathan Haskell Dole, Forrest Morgan, Caroline Ticknor (1898)
"Disgusted as he was, he dropped his kalpac, which was immediately trodden down by the crowd. " "Sblood ! where is my sword ? ..."

4. The Village Notary: A Romance of Hungarian Life by József Eötvös (1850)
"... Disgusted ae he was, he dropped his kalpac, which was immediately trodden down by the crowd. " 'Sblood ! where is my sword ? ..."

5. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1826)
"There was a spur on every heel, a sword on every thigh, and by the side of every man, on the table at which he sat, stood the kalpac, with its rich brown ..."

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