BARRACAN
Etymology
Noun
barracan (countable and uncountable, plural barracans)
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.
Anagrams
• barranca
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"ra*can, n. Etym: [F. baracan, bouracan (cf. Pr. barracan, It.
baracane, Sp. barragan, Pg. barregana, LL. barracanus), fr. Ar.
barrakan a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per. barak a garment made of
camel's hair.]
Definition: A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for
outer garments in the Levant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition