See Also: Dorothea Dix Hospital(health)
Dix, Dorothea (Lynde)(encyclopedia)
Dorothea (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Lange, Dorothea(encyclopedia)
Bowen, Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole)(encyclopedia)
Broughton Hospital, Grace Hospital(health)
Siu Lam Hospital(health)
Guy's Hospital(health)
Ali Hospital(health)
Sin Lau Hospital(health)

karakul (iou) and Dorothea Dix Hospital (health)


karakul (iou)



karakul noun & adjective. Also caracul. M19.
[Russian karakul', from the name of an oasis in Uzbekistan and of two lakes in Tajikistan, app. ult. from Turkic.]
A. noun.
(An animal of) a breed of sheep with a coarse wiry fleece. M19.
(Cloth or fur resembling) the glossy curled fleece of a young lamb of this breed. Also called Persian lamb. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the karakul or karakul. L19.

Dorothea Dix Hospital (health)


The Dorothea Dix Hospital is a hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.