Calpacked

/kælˈpækt/ adjective

Definition

Wearing or topped with a calpac; dressed in Ottoman-style headwear.

Etymology

Formed from 'calpack' plus '-ed' (past participle or adjective form meaning 'having or wearing'). This descriptive term appeared in English literature, particularly in historical or orientalist writings.

Kelly Says

In 18th-century literature, characters were described as 'calpacked' to instantly signal their 'foreign' or 'exotic' nature to readers—it was literary shorthand for otherness.

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