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Barracan definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BAR'RACAN, n. A thick, strong stuff, something like camelot; used for clokes, surtouts,and other outer garments.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Barracan Bar"ra*can, n. [F. baracan, bouracan (cf. Pr. barracan, It. baracane, Sp. barragan, Pg. barregana, LL. barracanus), fr. Ar. barrak[=a]n a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per. barak a garment made of camel's hair.] A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant.