kaross

From Afrikaans karos, from Khoekhoe karo.s (“dried skin”).

kaross (plural karosses)

1. (South Africa) A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on.
   • 1878, "The Caracal" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, p. 81:

     In South Africa, where the caracal abounds, its hide is made by the Kaffres into skin cloaks, known as karosses.

   • 1897, James Bryce, Impressions of South Africa‎, page 90:

     The wants of a native living with his tribe and cultivating mealies or Kafir corn are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth.

   • 1992, Mark Owens et al., Cry of the Kalahari, →ISBN:

     “Our bedroom had a sweeping view of the water and clean sheets and towels had been laid out for us on a kaross of jackal pelts.”

   • 1996, E Hausen, Human History at the Crossroads: Where Do We Go from Here?, →ISBN:

     “For the first two years, of life a baby was carried in a carrier, lined with absorbent grass, inside her kaross, (a treated animal skin made into a cape...)”

• Kosars, Orsaks, Srokas

kaross c

1. body, bodywork (exterior body of a car or other motor vehicle)

   Synonyms: karosseri, överrede

2. a coach (large, heavy, enclosed carriage, usually horse-drawn)

• chassi

• kaross in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kaross in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kaross in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)