Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalpacs
Literary usage of Kalpacs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Catalogue of the British Section by Great Britain (1876)
"... keen-eyed Armenians in showy satin vests and frock-like coats with bright
silk-lined hanging sleeves, Persians in black Astrachan " kalpacs," Greek ..."
2. The Holy War in Tripoli by George Frederick Abbott (1912)
"The heads of some are covered with kalpacs, those of others with fezes, and some
go about in white conical caps ..."
3. An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton (1762)
"... and, like the other tribes, they let flip no opportunity of making depredations
on their neighbours,. Their continual wars with the Kara- kalpacs, ..."
4. The Hunting Grounds of the Old World by H. A. L., H. A. L. (Henry Astbury Leveson) (1860)
"... horses, and kalpacs (high caps of black sheepskin), warning them that they
might expect no mercy if found again anywhere near our camp. ..."
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