Koumiss. A Mongolian term for an intoxicating beverage made by the Kalmucks from camels’ or mares’ milk by fermentation and distillation. “Koumiss” is the popular Russian beverage.
Kraal. The Kaffir term for a collection of huts shaped like a beehive and arranged in circular form, a native South African village.
Kremlin. The citadel of Moscow, so called from the Russian krem, a fortress.
Krems White. A pigment extensively produced at Krems in Austria.
Kreuzer. A copper coin of Germany conspicuous for a kreuz, or cross, on its reverse side. Its value was the sixtieth part of a gulden or florin.
Krupp Gun. After its inventor, and made at the famous Krupp Steel works at Essen in Germany.
Kümmel. The German name for a beverage, expressive of “Carraway,” from the seeds of which it is made.
Kummerbund. A Hindoo term for waistband. It became current in England two or three years ago during the excessively hot weather, when waistcoats were discarded, and the trouser tops concealed by a brilliant blue or scarlet sash.
Kurdistan. See “[Koordistan].”
Kursaal. A place of entertainment at Southend-on-Sea. The name is German, literally “Cure-hall,” expressive of the public assembly-room at a “Kurhaus,” or hydropathic establishment, corresponding to the pump-room at a west of England health resort.