Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thick, strong stuff made in the Levant, properly of camel's hair.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A thick, strong
material , somewhat likecamlet , formerly used for outergarments in theLevant .
Etymologies
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Examples
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His suit was barracan; he wore a wide belt with a sword and no cuffs on his shirt.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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His suit was barracan; he wore a wide belt with a sword and no cuffs on his shirt.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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His suit was barracan; he wore a wide belt with a sword and no cuffs on his shirt.
THE DIAMOND JULIE BAUMGOLD 2005
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The haik or barracan is exported in great numbers to the Levant by the pilgrims.
Travels in Morocco 2003
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A light-limbed, jolly-looking old fellow, in a barracan jacket and gaiters, with a smirk of welcome, and a very sharp, red nose, that seemed to promise good cheer, opened the door with a promptitude that indicated a hospitable expectation of my arrival.
A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843
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The men have but a single barracan to cover them, one or two may have a shirt; the children are nearly naked; and the women wear a woollen frock, charms round their necks, armlets, and anclets, sometimes throwing a slight barracan or sefsar round their heads and shoulders.
Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828
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The dress of the women in this place is extremely simple; it consists solely of a chemise and a short-sleeved frock, with a barracan used as a shawl, and thrown over the head and shoulders, when there is wind or cold.
Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828
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He answered, "Shafou wishes a dollar or a holee (barracan)."
Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828
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This barracan excited everybody's attention; every one admired it, and asked for it.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government James Richardson 1828
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I took out my last barracan, as some precaution against the threatening clouds.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government James Richardson 1828
knitandpurl commented on the word barracan
"Nicasio sits with his barracan jacket slightly open, his hand reaching--in plenipotentiary gesture--for his wallet ("ample as a library," according to Dos) so he can pay the bill."
The No Variations by Luis Chitarroni, translated by Darren Koolman, p 7
September 16, 2013