karakul
- n hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
- But diamonds, minerals, karakul pelts and farm products make it a valuable property.
- Last week, as he stood bundled in a greatcoat and karakul cap atop Lenin's Tomb watching the rockets roll by, Red China's Chou En-lai presumably was still all these things to the .
- Wearing a jaunty karakul cap, a trimly tailored frock coat and a 500-watt smile, the camel driver accepted the onslaught of press and public with the nonchalance of a Mogul prince.