kulah2
(ˈkuːlə)
Also kulla, kullah.
[Pers. kulah a cap.]
(See quot. 1969.)
| 1920 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 May 408/1 Dark-blue pugris, with red and white silk stripes, tied round a kulla or conical skull-cap of scarlet. 1952 J. Masters Deceivers xi. 125 The prisoner second from the left wore a Mohammedan kulla under his turban. 1969 R. T. Wilcox Dict. Costume (1970) 189/1 Kulah, a conical cap of felt or lamb-skin, the headgear of Middle Eastern monks and dervishes. 1971 R. Dentry Encounter at Kharmel iii. 45 The men wore round kullah caps, ragged chogas over long grey tunics, and scarves. |