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- Dictionarykaross/kəˈrɒs/
noun
- 1. a rug or blanket of sewn animal skins, formerly worn as a garment by African people, now used as a bed or floor covering. South African
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A kaross is a cloak made of sheepskin, or the hide of other animals, with the hair left on. It is properly confined to the coat of skin without sleeves and used to be worn by the Khoikhoi and Bushmen / San peoples of South Africa. These karosses became replaced by a blanket. Their chiefs wore karosses of the skin of the wild cat, leopard or caracal. The word is also loosely applied to the cloaks o... Wikipedia