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Definition of Calpacks
1. calpack [n] - See also: calpack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calpacks
Literary usage of Calpacks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1836)
"Their images are known to all; being two brothers, standing close together, in
royal attire, and with their calpacks on their heads. ..."
2. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1823)
"... covered by hi^h calpacks and by turbans, and who tin not therefore remark the
antient and common covering Tor the bead which is below these, ..."
3. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1842)
"Farther on, around a fountain, were a body of dismounted dragoons, their tall
calpacks and scarlet trowsers bespeaking them Polish lancers—their small but ..."
4. Dissertations on Subjects Relating to the "Orthodox" Or "Eastern-Catholic by William Palmer (1853)
"Then we brought to him two of the Polish Priests abovementioned, after we had
divested them of their gowns, their girdles, and their calpacks. ..."
5. Turkey and Its Destiny: The Result of Journeys Made in 1847 and 1848 to by Charles Mac Farlane (1850)
"Except a few of the " cream," the Greeks and Armenians also wore the oriental
dress; though even here the latter had thrown aside their calpacks and taken ..."
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