barracan

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noun

A thick, strong kind of camlet from linen, wool, cotton or all three, usually with a stripe structure and fringes, traditionally used for outer garments of both sexes in the Arab World, of a similar purpose as the Roman toga and palla or the Indian sari.

OriginMiddle French barracan ← Arabic بَرَّكَان →
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Meanings

nounbarracan (countable and uncountable, plural barracans)

plural barracans

  1. countableuncountableA thick, strong kind of camlet from linen, wool, cotton or all three, usually with a stripe structure and fringes, traditionally used for outer garments of both sexes in the Arab World, of a similar purpose as the Roman toga and palla or the Indian sari.

Origin

  1. Arabicبَرَّكَان
  2. Middle Frenchbarracan
  3. Englishbarracan

From Middle French barracan, from Arabic بَرَّكَان (barrakān).

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