karakul noun & adjective. ['karǝkʊl] Also caracul. M19.
[Russian karakul', from the name of an oasis in Uzbekistan and of two lakes in Tajikistan, app. ult. from Turkic.]
A. noun.
1. (An animal of) a breed of sheep with a coarse wiry fleece. M19.

2. (Cloth or fur resembling) the glossy curled fleece of a young lamb of this breed. Also called Persian lamb. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the karakul or karakul. L19.

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