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karosses

karosses is the plural of kaross.

Meaning of kaross

Noun

kaross (plural karosses)

  1. (South Africa) A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on.
    • In South Africa, where the caracal abounds, its hide is made by the Kaffres into skin cloaks, known as karosses.1878, "The Caracal" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, p. 81

Questions about karosses

What is karosses the plural of?
Karosses is the plural of kaross.

Words near karosses in the dictionary

  1. karoos
  2. karoro
  3. karoros
  4. karoshi
  5. kaross
  6. karosses
  7. karotype
  8. Karow
  9. Karows
  10. karozzin
  11. karozzini

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