shabrack

/ʃəˈbɹæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"Oudet and Papilette, two of the best sub-officers in the regiment, were at their head. When I had them formed up in fours, all in silver grey and upon chestnut horses, with their leopard skin shabracks and their little red panaches, my heart beat high at the sight."

From Turkish çaprak, Ottoman Turkish چاپراق.

shabracks (plural) shabraque (alternative, uncommon)

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How do you pronounce shabrack?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈbɹæk/.

What does shabrack mean?

The saddlecloth of a cavalry horse.

Where does shabrack come from?

It is traced to Turkish.

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